to replace the outer tie rods

[BjBnet]

is it just a matter of counting the number of turns to remove the old ones and putting the new ones on that same number of turns?
Makes sense in my head :smokin:

 

[tjkj2002]

That get's it close,you still will need a alignment done afterwards.Small variances between batches,aftermarket and OE, will make some shorter or longer then what you have on there now.

 

[DJSKJ]

Yeah, I put new ones on when I did the 4.5 A arms. Really easy to install, but my alignment was jacked up. I lost count screwing.

DJ

 

[BjBnet]

Yeah, I put new ones on when I did the 4.5 A arms. Really easy to install, but my alignment was jacked up. I lost count screwing.

DJ

That used to happen to me alot, now I write stuff like that down. I'll also take measurements....thanks for the tip Troy....I just wish for once you'd say " yeah sure just slap it on" :happy175:

 

[Ry' N Jen]

That used to happen to me alot, now I write stuff like that down. I'll also take measurements....thanks for the tip Troy....I just wish for once you'd say " yeah sure just slap it on" :happy175:

Go ahead and laugh, but I use a long piece of string, some measuring devices,
and some chalk to get the wheels as aligned as much as possible before heading to the dealership for a real alignment.
Been doing my Mini's that way for decades and never had an actual alignment
done on them!