Suspension work, will I need an alignment.

[Argeo]

I just bought some turbo tie rods and am planning on replacing my shock inserts. Will I need a alignment done afterwards?

How bad is the turbo tie rod job?

Thanks,

David

[singpilot]

The tie-rod job is not bad. Measure three times; make the replacement pieces the exact same length. Then take it amd have it aligned, haha. Shock inserts....... same deal, a bad alignment is still cheaper than a good guess.

[Argeo]

Ah fudge.

Thanks for your help.

[singpilot]

The only thing you'll mess with on the tie rod replacement is toe-in and -out. I run pretty nice tires, and considering how much they were, the align I consider insurance. I think a good 4 wheel one here in SoCal runs $80.

[Argeo]

I am thinking $100.

Turbo tie rods - $125
New Blisteins - $460
Bushings - $100

Guess I won't be doing this for a while. I guess I'll just stock pile for now.

Thanks none the less, very helpful.

David

[singpilot]

Yeah, as soon as you go for bushings, you're in for more than the penny. It DOES all show up in performance.

If you had a bent / bad tie rod, I'd say go for just that, and do as good a eyeball / poor mans set on the toe in as possible. Sighting the set from the perspective of the rears.

[Argeo]

Now if my tie rods are worn and stock, do you think I will notice any difference just doing the turbo tie rods at first?

Thanks.

[HardDrive]

Originally posted by Argeo
Now if my tie rods are worn and stock, do you think I will notice any difference just doing the turbo tie rods at first?

Thanks.

It depends on how worn the your current bushings are.

I saw a dramatic difference. Much tighter steering, and it got rid of a bit of vibration I had.

[Argeo]

Excellent. Thanks.

[Tobra]

If you can afford to do so, get all the front end parts that will wear much, strut insert, bushings, tie rods etc, replaced at the same time. If you have old parts and new ones, the old ones can accelerate wear on the new parts