Rick E and the Green Brick are where the 11/16" tie rods started, AFAIK. The mod was cheap and stronger than the 9/16" A body parts. That was long before you could buy solid aluminum or steel sleeves. The bigger tie rods should wear longer under the higher g-loads, so that could be a plus for the street car that gets occasional track/ Auto X. The smaller solid 9/16"sleeve (or welded OE) is probably as strong as the split larger part, I haven't seen any tests shruggy. I'm not sure if the weight difference is really all that noticeable in the street/weekend warrior. If someone has done a comparison I'd like to see it. Just to be clear, I opted for the solid 9/16" sleeves on my car, but it now has the Hotchkis kit on it and at this point I'm not going to get it going, then tear it down get it aligned, and switch it all back to do an A-B-A test.

Last edited by Skeptic; 07/28/17 09:23 PM.