Seeking tie rod end advice 2007 v8 lmtd

[mavrick1903]

Rig is 2007 v8 limited. Put new front coil overs on (King, feel great) and the alignment ship (Tires Plus) is telling me the following:

Right Inner tie rod end is nearing end of life

Upper right and upper left ball joints are nearing end of life.

I'm not sure they are right about the ball joints since they suggested replacing the control arms and I've got the Icon version UCAs (the Total Chaos tubular type).

Let's presume they are right about the tie rod ends though. I did all of the suspension work to install the UCA and coil overs (to put in the Icons, and two years later, to replace those with King remote reservoirs, as well as springs/shocks in the rear). So, my question to the collective is:

Can I replace the tie rod end in the driveway.
Who's should I use. OEM or aftermarket (and if non-OEM, which)
Should I be doing just the one offending end, or both inner/outer? or inner and outer on right and left?

Thoughts?

 

[t-rex grrr]

If you're going to replace your tie-rods, might as well do both sides at the same time, so that you don't have to worry about it down the road.

At about 100k with a couple of mild off road trips, I replaced the following:

-Both LCAs
-Both inner and outer tie rods

The inner tie rod on my driver side was loose to the point that my alignment shop refused to align my truck until it was replaced.

 

[mavrick1903]

So, is it OEM or is there a more preferred option?

 

[907YOTA]

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[907YOTA]

#6 Need more replys!

 

[fourwd1]

Moved to 4th Gen section.

 

[vastano]

yes, you can replace them in your driveway. You'll have to rent a tool from Advance, but its pretty simple. I usually use Moog.

Here you go, $18 per side:

More Information for MOOG EV80379

 

[Billynath1988]

Id stay OEM.. however i was suggested XRF Chassis | Automotive and Heavy Duty Chassis Parts | Tie Bar Ends by a trusted mechanic. Ive had them on for about a year or so and wheeled hard with them. So far they seem great and slightly beefier then stock.

 

[SAC-CA-Runner]

I bought moog for mine when I did my outers. For the price you can buy a complete assembly to carry as a spare as well. Which I do along with an axle on those LONG trips.