Tie Rods - replace inners and outers together?

[jBlaze3000]

Put $800 bucks in new tires on the Suburban today and they told me that the inner tie rods are lose so they can't do an alignment. Should I go ahead and replace the outers while I'm at or is that just throwing money down the drain?

2000 Chevy Suburban 1500 LT

[gmtech4]

my thoughts are on this is .....it cant hurt ,they are not that expensive and they are done ,no worries etc etc

 

imo ,do them

[txab]

Agreed.

 

Did they check the ball joints as well? They should have

[jBlaze3000]

They didn't say anything about ball joints. Just the inner tie rods. I guess I always assumed that they checked all the steering related components because they can't get the alignment within spec if anything is worn out.

 

Thanks for the replies.

[ujtruck]

and ooh, did they check your wheel bearings too? if not already, - ask them

 

normally those items are fall a part at once - so replace them now (worry free driving)

[Daryl LBZ]

I'm with everyone else. I would replace them all now. That way everything is new and your good to go for a while.