💪💪CYBERTRUCKco Heavy-Duty front Inner Tie rod upgrade available now 💪💪 - MUST HAVE to avoid getting stuck on a trail!!!

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Guys, and Gals!
We worked fast and opened over 100 boxes at the Auto Parts distributor to find a Heavy Duty Front Inner Tie Rod Solution!

This is a MUST HAVE for any off-roading as the stock parts are junk! They are cast with an out sleeve, maybe ok for the Model 3, but not for off-roading because the Cybertruck steering rack gives no F's about continuing to steer with a rock against it, it will move the entire truck.

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MOST IMPORTANTLY: OEM replacement inner tie rods are NOT easily available from Tesla. Both of our local Service Centers could not locate PN#. At the end of this thread there is now a PN#. Owner said it took 2 weeks to get one.

Product Details
  • Direct OEM replacement, no modifications
  • Set of 2pcs for front steering rack, interchangeable
  • 27% thicker than the OEM Part at the knuckle, 8% Thicker on the shaft
  • Cast steel part, not sleaved part like OEM.
  • Belleville preload washer helps eliminate spring bind and shattering during shock load
  • Metal-to-metal Gusher Bearing design provides strength and allows grease to flow through bearing surface
  • Ball studs are heat treated to exceed OE requirements to inhibit premature failure and improve fatigue strength.
  • Wrench flats on housing and stud provide easy installation and alignment adjustment.
  • Comprehensive testing throughout design and development processes by engineers for quality you can count on.
  • Pre-applied thread locking compound makes installation easier and prevents self-loosening.
Installation time from a qualified mechanic or shop should be 2hrs + Alignment.

This is an absolute MUST HAVE for off-roading to prevent leaving your truck on the trail to be recovered later, learn from our testing and solve the problem before it becomes yours!

you can watch what happens on this video, there are others as well.

Order here, in stock and ready to ship!

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hemiarch said:
Is there any downside to a beefier tie-rod? Just asking because I know very little about suspension engineering.
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OEM tie rods are sometimes designed to fail under a certain load to prevent the forces from being transmitted to other steering components. A beefier tie rod means that, although it'll be harder to break the tie rod itself, there's a chance it could transmit the force and break something else along the line IF it was designed to be an intentional failure point as I mentioned.

Many people with Broncos who've upgrade their tie rods also upgrade their steering racks as well to strengthen everything at once.

I have no idea what the Cybertruck suspension/steering system looks like, but I'm just sharing a common concern/design intention that affects some other vehicles.
 
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WheresMyCybertruck said:
OEM tie rods are sometimes designed to fail under a certain load to prevent the forces from being transmitted to other steering components. A beefier tie rod means that, although it'll be harder to break the tie rod itself, there's a chance it could transmit the force and break something else along the line IF it was designed to be an intentional failure point as I mentioned.

Many people with Broncos who've upgrade their tie rods also upgrade their steering racks as well to strengthen everything at once.

I have no idea what the Cybertruck suspension/steering system looks like, but I'm just sharing a common concern/design intention that affects some other vehicles.
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Yup. My thought exactly. However, it might not be a bad idea to buy a set of these to keep in your kit. If it is failure point, whether by design or not, having a replacement on hand when you are on the trail seems wise.
 


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TickTock said:
Yup. My thought exactly. However, it might not be a bad idea to buy a set of these to keep in your kit. If it is failure point, whether by design or not, having a replacement on hand when you are on the trail seems wise.
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I would never carry a spare tie-rod with me because the chances of breaking one are so tiny. You can never carry enough spare parts for every potential failure so your best bet is using your driving skill to avoid excessive forces. No matter how many spare parts you carry, you still need to have a contingency for a disabled vehicle.

I also agree that replacing links like this with beefier links can get expensive fast if it causes the downstream part to break instead. No truck is bombproof and trying to make it that way is a fool's game.

Hell's Gate puts extreme forces on tie rods due to it's "open-book" "V" shape and is famous locally for breaking tie-roads, including on Ford Broncos, Jeeps and at least one Rivian. If the OEM tie-rod can handle Hell's Revenge trail with the tie-rods as designed, including Hell's gate, Mickey's Hot Tub, and all the other more rugged trails we have seen Cybertruck video of, then it can handle what 99.9% of all Cybertruck owners need, without risking the expensive steering rack and steer-by-wire motors becoming the weak link.

The tie-rod is designed to act like a fuse to protect more expensive, more difficult components. Replacing it with a beefier tie-rod would be like replacing the 200 amp main breaker in your electrical panel with a 300 amp breaker, because it was less likely to blow when over-loaded.

 
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HaulingAss said:
I would never carry a spare tie-rod with me because the chances of breaking one are so tiny. You can never carry enough spare parts for every potential failure so your best bet is using your driving skill to avoid excessive forces. No matter how many spare parts you carry, you still need to have a contingency for a disabled vehicle.

I also agree that replacing links like this with beefier links can get expensive fast if it causes the downstream part to break instead. No truck is bombproof and trying to make it that way is a fool's game.

Hell's Gate puts extreme forces on tie rods due to it's "open-book" "V" shape and is famous locally for breaking tie-roads, including on Ford Broncos, Jeeps and at least one Rivian. If the OEM tie-rod can handle Hell's Revenge trail with the tie-rods as designed, including Hell's gate, Mickey's Hot Tub, and all the other more rugged trails we have seen Cybertruck video of, then it can handle what 99.9% of all Cybertruck owners need, without risking the expensive steering rack and steer-by-wire motors becoming the weak link.

The tie-rod is designed to act like a fuse to protect more expensive, more difficult components. Replacing it with a beefier tie-rod would be like replacing the 200 amp main breaker in your electrical panel with a 300 amp breaker, because it was less likely to blow when over-loaded.

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I remember seeing a video of a Rivian broke a tie rod on hells gate, different truck I know, but that Cybertruck in that video got lucky based on how ours broke on a less extreme obstacle. or google and see other Cybertrucks breaking them on the street with big rims.

Is the rack strong enough? In our opinion YES. The steering rack looks pretty tough, the bushings holding it will blow up first.

BUT, even more important than "is this part going to cause issues further down the line" by being 26% stronger is mute IMHO, because Tesla DOES NOT SELL INNER TIE RODS YET. They sell the outer ties rods for $90 and they sell the rack for $3300. So if and when you do break this part on the trail, you will be welding your truck on the trail and/or asking us to overnight to you on a Saturday when we are closed.

I would personally rather invest $200 everyday of the week to keep these under the seat to not have to weld in the dirt blocking a trail. Everybody off-roading this truck other than on a dirt road will find out sooner than later.

We're just here to try and help fellow Cybertruck owners avoid a known issues as we find them, the rabbit hole will get deeper for sure...
 
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TickTock said:
Yup. My thought exactly. However, it might not be a bad idea to buy a set of these to keep in your kit. If it is failure point, whether by design or not, having a replacement on hand when you are on the trail seems wise.
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Exactly, $199 under your seat for just in case is better than what happened to us!
 
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Tesla DOES NOT SELL INNER TIE RODS YET.
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Fyi, they don't list them in the parts graphic but if you scroll through the parts list you'll an inner kit. We ordered one a while back and it took about 2 weeks for it to arrive. Comes with a boot, & clamps.
 


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And anybody who reads this thread and wants a single part to keep under the seat to use in emergency, they are interchangeable, Message me and I'll give you a coupon for half a set.
 
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Fyi, they don't list them in the parts graphic but if you scroll through the parts list you'll an inner kit. We ordered one a while back and it took about 2 weeks for it to arrive. Comes with a boot, & clamps.
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Thats great news for guys who don't want to upgrade the part till it's broken and have the OEM spare. I 100% support this for most owners. If you have that Tesla part number, can you please share it here so people can order a spare now and not wait 2 weeks if a problem ever happens?
 
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