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Upgrade complete. Random notes:

- I didn't use the 5-10mm spacers from Elephant...the tie-rod threads didn't bottom out inside the steering rack. I dunno. Maybe the need for them varies from year to year.

- I found it helped to heat the boots with a heat gun to get it over the rack lip...I yanked it on a tad inside-out and then carefully unfurled it once the lip was in the groove.

- I used Lemförder tie-rod ends, and I had to use a crowbar to put some pressure to get the top locknuts torqued. Prying up seems a bit better than down...I found a spec of 33 ft-lb for the castle nuts and used that as best I could.

- I'm not sure my special thin wrench was any better than the average adjustable for tightening the tie-rods...

On to a corner balance and alignment...
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