BlueML99

My friend was driving home my car home last week becuz I was too drunk. Long story short he hit a pothole so hard that it woke me up lol. I drove it the next day and my alignment was completely off to the point the I had to turn the wheel to keep the car str8. I jacked the car up and took off the 2 front wheels and I found the culprit. My right tie rod is badly bent. My question to you guys is should I replace both inner and outer tie rods or just inner? Anything else I should replace while I am down there? Where can I get these parts cheapest without sacrificing quality? Thanks in advance fellas

P.S. Never let a friend who drives a stock Acura TL drive a car lowered on 20s smh

Eldorado Sean

Have you checked that he didn't crack or bend the rim? Are you on AM rims?

HeissRod

OEDiscountParts.com will most likely have the best price on OEM parts

BlueML99

Thanx @HeissRod, @ Eldorado I am riding on cv3s and they been cracked since the beginning of the summer courtesy of these nyc streets smh. I plan to send them back this winter and hope they will uphold their lifetime warranty.

O-55

I recently did a front end refresh on my car with 103k miles. From memory, you'll need the following:

1. 5mm hex to keep the ball joint from rotating
2. 21mm wrench to break lose the ball joint nut and loosen the tie rod adjustment nut
3. Ball joint removal tool
4. Pliers to remove the outer clamp on the boot
5. Flat head screwdriver to break loose the oetiker clamp holding the boot to the steering rack
6. Large crescent wrench to break loose the inner tie rod end (I used a 15 inch)
7. Oetiker pliers to clamp the boot on the steering rack

Inner tie rod end uses a 13mm to adjust. Outer tie rod end uses a 21mm wrench to hold in place

I purchased my Lemfoerder parts from rmeuropean.com. New oetiker clamps were purchased from the dealer.

BlueML99

Thanx a lot O-55, very helpful with the tools needed. I will try to tackle it this wknd.