Tie rods play a critical role in steering response and directional control, yet they often get overlooked during routine maintenance. If you neglect tie rod maintenance, worn tie rods can lead to poor ...

Any good alignment technician knows that steering linkage is the most critical part of the steering system because worn linkage can not only cause excessive tire wear, it can also become an important ...

Tie rods are essential parts of a vehicle's steering system. They are located towards the end of the steering rack and connect the steering and suspension systems to the front wheels, which allows the ...

Madeleine Winer is the former Editor of Tire Review magazine. She joined the Tire Review staff as a senior editor in 2017. When performing an alignment, the technician should be inspecting the tie ...

Recognize this putz? He just charged you good money for a bad alignment. Or maybe he didn't do anything at all. While modern equipment is fantastic, good alignment mechanics are hard to find. So what ...

This article applies to the Porsche 997 (2005-2012). Your Porsche 997 doesn't have arms, but it does have a steering rack and tie rods which are somewhat like arms. If you imagine a person's arms ...

Always remember to keep your car in tip-top shape. If we went by the more general definition of what a tie rod is, then it’s a structure capable of holding tensile loads. In the automotive world, a ...

This article applies to the Porsche 928 (1978-1995). In order to verify that those odd feelings coming from your steering wheel are indeed a worn-out tie rod, you can check by grabbing the affected ...