Took me less than two hours to

[rmahlert]

I bent my tierod last year. I heated it up in and straightened it in a vise. This did weaken the tierod and it bent again even worse about a month ago. I knew the day would come, so I had bought a new one from the dealer.

For me.. straighten it out to get yourself back up and running.. then buy a new one for a backup.

Anyone have a skid plate attachement idea for the CK25??

 

[DrewL]

you can heat it but it will be weaker after that. I used a press to straighten mine................three times. The boots on the ball joints will tear with a ball joint fork. At you local auto parts store go to the "Help me" section. They have boots that will work fine for a couple of bucks each

 

[RedRocker]

Anyone have a skid plate attachement idea for the CK25??

Yep, a must at my place.

 

[kentrodngun]

Nice work RedRocker. Too bad there isn't a big market for it - would make a nice niche business and maybe some good $$ for you. I'm surprized you didn't paint it orange .

 

[Steverino]

Very nice work Redrocker! An underside view would be nice too !

 

[RobertN]

An old Jeepers trick... Straighten the tie rod best you can. Then, set your toe-in. Now, weld a pies of 1"-1.5" angle iron on there. It will strengthen it, and if placed correctly, act as a skid too.

Common issue with hard rock 4x4's...

I bent my tierod last year. I heated it up in and straightened it in a vise. This did weaken the tierod and it bent again even worse about a month ago. I knew the day would come, so I had bought a new one from the dealer.

For me.. straighten it out to get yourself back up and running.. then buy a new one for a backup.

Anyone have a skid plate attachement idea for the CK25??