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Verify there are no clearance issues with the knuckle, subframe, or other
suspension arms before putting the car back on the ground.
Check for binding or any problems by rotating the steering wheel lock-to-
lock. Check that the spherical bearing does not bind (the edge of the ball
bearing hitting or close to hitting the housing) under any situation as shown
in the pictures below. After installing, run the suspension and the steering
rack from lock-to-lock through its travel to make sure there is no contact
between the arms.
Note that the inner tie rod end can rotate freely, so the picture on left is not
binding even though the edge of the ball is touching the housing.
If uncertain, try rotating the inner tie rod by using a wrench on the hex part
of the inner tie rod. To do this, tighten down the two jam nuts that go
against the hex buckle of the outer tie rod end. Any excess thread below the
bottom nut can be trimmed or cut off as needed (e.g. for wheel or steering
bump stop clearance).
When getting the car aligned, please adjust toe by turning the inner tie rod.
Do not turn the tie rod end buckle, as this will not adjust toe.
Length adjustment of outer tie rod ends
SPL tie rod ends are preset to a specific length, but in certain cases it may
be necessary to make the outer tie rod ends longer or shorter. The outer tie
rod ends can be lengthened or shortened on the car using the following
procedure:
1.
Loosen the jam nuts on both sides of the hex buckle.
2.
Hold the inner tie rod fixed and turn the hex buckle to thread in/out
the rod end (spherical bearing side). Note that both the rod end and
the inner tie rods are right hand thread. Threading in/out the rod
end will in turn thread out/in the buckle on the inner tie rod side.
3.
Once the outer tie rod end is long/short enough, tighten down the
jam nut on the rod end side. Note that for safe thread engagement,
