I'm trying to figure out how you get the kryptonite tierod into the top of the knuckle? Do you open up the hole a bit with a die grinder or what? I don't want to beat the piss out of the top of it to bad to try and get it in there. Any help appreciated. I'm doing the kryptonite tierods and centerlink so they're supposed to go on from the top I believe. Any help appreciated.
Help! How to get kryptonite tierod into knuckle?
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Should only go in one way. I don't remember it's been a while since I did mine, but I'm kinda thinking they go in from the bottom. Not 100% but I'm sure someone will chime in with a answer
If your using the stock spindle, they go on the bottom just like stock
DO NOT try to put them on top, your truck will drive like hell and be very dangerous.
DO NOT try to put them on top, your truck will drive like hell and be very dangerous.
Awesome, well now I'm pissed I saw those pics of it in from the top. http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/07-5-2010-lmm-duramax-powertrain/136508-help-installing-kryptonite-centerlink.html going off that thread. So the op's pic is how it's supposed to look?
that guy must have a lift on his truck or he has the other style of tierods. they make a heavier duty tie rod that requires you to send in your knuckles and they ream them out. when they ream them they might change the taper so that they go in from the top but im not 100% sure on that. when you have a lift usually the new knuckles are tapered the other way so that they can be put in from the top.
Yes, that guy has a lift kit which has a redesigned spindle that flips the tie rod but does not cause massive steering issues.
Never ever put the outer tie rod end in the hole the opposite direction than the knuckle was designed for. You will have the worlds worse bump steer and toe change which will lead to VERY dangerous driving behavior.
not that im seeing. all they do is increase teh bore and taper size for the new ball joints.
Im not trying to arguing with anyone about this. its simple steering facts. you flip that tie rod around on a stock knuckle without any kind of major draglink mods, bad things happens
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No argument for some reason I thought that's what they did.
And I was wrong which is all good.