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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Suspension => Topic started by: rcgt350 on December 22, 2022, 11:01:48 PM

Title: 69/70 Tie Rod Sleeves
Post by: rcgt350 on December 22, 2022, 11:01:48 PM

Are 69 and 70 Tie Rod Sleeves the same? Do you know what the length should be and are they straight smooth, or small bumps on each end? Then there?s sleeves with the centre area bulged? Bolt hardware is R/S/C ?

Title: Re: 69/70 Tie Rod Sleeves
Post by: Bob Gaines on December 23, 2022, 11:09:15 AM

Quote from: rcgt350 on December 22, 2022, 11:01:48 PM

Are 69 and 70 Tie Rod Sleeves the same? Do you know what the length should be and are they straight smooth, or small bumps on each end? Then there?s sleeves with the centre area bulged? Bolt hardware is R/S/C ?

All the same length with the stop bumps and the ones with the center area bulge are later service replacements . R/S/C hardware is OK.

Title: Re: 69/70 Tie Rod Sleeves
Post by: rcgt350 on December 23, 2022, 07:54:16 PM

Ok and is 4.5? the length Bob?

Title: Re: 69/70 Tie Rod Sleeves
Post by: Anghelrestorations on December 23, 2022, 11:47:21 PM

4.5 inches is the correct length for these tie rods.  You can see more details here in the tie rod section I put together:

https://xnm126.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/65_to_73_suspension_guide_v2.4aopt.pdf (https://xnm126.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/65_to_73_suspension_guide_v2.4aopt.pdf)

Title: Re: 69/70 Tie Rod Sleeves
Post by: rcgt350 on December 24, 2022, 12:08:05 PM

Thanks Marcus!