Do These Need To Be Replaced?

[bak3rme]

I was changing my pads this morning. got them all in and was ready to put on the tire and decided to check everything i could see. I saw these bushings that were worn out and also this bar looks bent or offcentered. can anyone tell me what these bushings and this bar does? do they need to be replaced? i've noticed the tire is wearing down on the inside faster.
how do my rotors look ? good ? lol
and by the way this is the front..its a 2wd if you guys see different parts.

the bushings :
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the bar i'm talking about:
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[legokcen]

Those rubber bushings are pretty dry rotted. They could use replacing. The steering arm is ok. I believe there is a curve to it.

 

[Nelsonmd]

I don't see anything wrong with the tie rod bushing. Shake it and see if it has play. If it does, then yeah, replace it.

The sway bar bushings definitely look messed up, but the links look pretty good. You should just get a sway bar bushing kit and keep the old link. New OEM links are expensive.

I'm pretty sure wheelers off-road has a kit.

 

[Nelsonmd]

Yeah, the rod looks fine.

If you are wearing the inside of your tire faster, then your camber is off and you need to get an alignment.

 

[Avarice]

I had bushings that were dry rotted like that on my 99 ltd. One sway bar link actually snapped off when I was on the trails(or on the drive back). My bushings looked just like those on both the side that snapped and the other side. After I pulled em off it was drastically apparent that they were extremely worn and sloppy compared to the new parts. I personally recomend replacing both links. Hardest part is getting the rusty old parts off. Plus it should be under 100 for both.

The outer tie rods have that bend in them naturally. They are a ***** to replace(jam nut + seperating for LBJ), so if they don't seem too shot or loose and your alignment is fine, just leave em until they are busted. Chevs and Dodges seem to wear out tie rod ends in 60 to 100k, but I've seen plenty of Toyotas hit 200k, and still be good enough to keep using.

 

[bak3rme]

I don't see anything wrong with the tie rod bushing. Shake it and see if it has play. If it does, then yeah, replace it.

The sway bar bushings definitely look messed up, but the links look pretty good. You should just get a sway bar bushing kit and keep the old link. New OEM links are expensive.

I'm pretty sure wheelers off-road has a kit.

thanks im gunna get that kit and install. why not since i got the time now

 

[bak3rme]

in the first picture i posted..is it suppose to be at an angle like that?

 

[Mr. Leary]

Let it ride. Those tie rods look exactly as they are supposed to. As far as the sway bar bushings, I would let those ride for a while as well. If they go out you will hear and feel a popping noise when you go around a corner. All the bushings on the ends do is keep things quieter.

If you really want to replace them, you should also replace the bushings where the brackets mount to the frame.

 

[1985taylor1925]

Mine looked just like yours, and I replaced them last week with the kit from wheelers off road. Honestly, it didnt make any difference in the way the vehicle rides. Like Mr Leary said, they probably dont really need to be replaced untill they literally fall apart. On the other hand, if you have the time and money, why not do it as a preventative fix? Thats how I look at it