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94 Civic tie rod issue

Old Jun 23, 2009 | 04:14 AM
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I recently bought a stock 94 Civic del Sol. The tie rod ends were replaced but it was never aligned.
I took it to an alignment shop and was told the left inner and outer tie rod ends were maxed out. It's eating my tires. (too much toe-in)
How do I fix it? Is there a longer tierod available?
Thanks in advance.
 
Old Jun 23, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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welcome to the forum. Check your tie rod ends for part nbrs if possible. Go to hondaautomotiveparts.com and compare part numbers if possible or go to autozone.com and see if there might be a listing of tie rod part numbers. If no part number, you can call any parts house and take your tie rod off and compare the length. Possible wrong type put in.
 
Old Jun 23, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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Thanks. I'll check that out.
 
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Problem solved. Had to pull the outer tie rod end and chase the threads. Gained another 1/2 inch! The tie rod would bind up giving the illusion of bottoming out.
 
Old Jul 11, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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Good find, your experience now has assisted others to trouble shoot and fix their problem.
 
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