One of the prominent issues among early adopters is the Bronco’s steering. As customers added larger-than-stock rubber, it became commonplace to carry extra tie-rods for when the factory inner (or outer, less prevalent but still possible) snapped while out exploring. Our Engineers went to work on a bullet-proof solution! Tie Rod The Tie-Rod itself is machined from Heat-Treated 4140, then protected with the same Moly coating found on our legendary ball joints. The heart of the Inner Tie-Rod assembly is a ball joint with machined grease grooves and a drilled port through to the zerk fitting hole for easy greasing. Inner Tie-Rod Assembly The Inner Tie Rod Assembly is simple, extremely strong and fully adjustable/rebuildable. The Tie-Rod is encapsulated with Bronze wear surfaces on both sides. The coating on the tie-rod, being moly-based, mixes with the redline CV2 grease to provide the perfect lubricant to polish the 4140 to the bronze races. If and when you achieve measurable movement, tighten the cap to remove the slack! Outer Tie-Rod Assembly On the other end, you’ll find the outer Tie-Rod machined from a solid chunk of 6061 Billet Aluminum. This rod-end is treated to the same hard-anodize as the upper control arms. The outer tie-rod end attaches to the threaded tie-rod via the machined threads and secures in place (and adjusts toe alignment) via the 2 pinch bolts. The pinch bolt hardware is 12-point and threads into (replaceable) press-fit steel inserts to ensure maximum strength relative to small diameter aluminum threads.