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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 06:59 AM
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Tie-rod help please..

I need tie-rods and would like to know the best place to get them. A friend of mine who is a mecanic said to get them from Ford. Napa is alittle cheeper but he never used them before. I think Ford was around $200 when napa was around $150. There bad and she wonders like a dog.

Any advive from the pros here? Thanks guys...

OH and if I would happen to get a leveling kit would I have to replace for bigger anyways.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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I had an E350 walk in van (Old Fed Ex truck) and I rebuilt the front end with parts from Auto Zone and was happy with it.

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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 07:13 AM
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I found a complete kit on ebay for 239 obo.
I don't know how to get the link over here though.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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I will have to check the price of the auto zoo stuff. I would like it to last though.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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I found a complete kit on ebay for 239 obo.
I don't know how to get the link over here though.
Just copy the adress bar and paste it here the link will show up

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I will have to check the price of the auto zoo stuff. I would like it to last though.
The truck that I did the front end on was a company truck and I kept it for 3 years after that, and I know that my employees were not easy on my trucks.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 08:12 AM
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Make sure that the ones you get have Zerks, so you can lube them on occation.
That will make them last forever.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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The Napa ones are cheeper then the Auto Zone ones.

I got the ball joints from Napa, and they have the Zerks so I would hope to assume the tie-rods would also.
 
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