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Old 04-19-2013, 02:17 PM   #1
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Question Tie rod boots

On the way home from LSRU in Austin I noticed a strange squeak in my front suspension. When I got home and got it in the air I found both outer tie rod boots were torn. How does that happen? I rebuilt the front end about 2 years ago and probably don't have 10-15k since then. I didn't use the highest quality parts so i'm wondering if it is just cheap stuff or is there another cause. Thanks for any input.
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Old 04-19-2013, 02:32 PM   #2
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Re: Tie rod boots

You can buy just the boots from Energy Suspension,... unless you plan on changing out the tie rods again.
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Old 04-19-2013, 03:27 PM   #3
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Re: Tie rod boots

Thanks for the suggestion, I ordered them last night from Summit. I'm just trying to figure out the cause. Or maybe it's my fault for buying cheap parts to begin with.
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Old 04-19-2013, 06:23 PM   #4
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Re: Tie rod boots

Chinese rubber products maybe?
I would inspect your tie rods closely when you replace the boots.
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