I've been wanting to replace the outer tie rod boots on my '96 Cav.

They've been ripped for awhile and I will be replacing the front struts soon, so it seemed like a good time to do it.

I can only seem to find the boots for up to '94. The tie rod ends themselves seem fine, so I didn't want to have to buy new ends just to get new boots.

Does anybody have a source or know if the ones I see listed for late 80s-up to '94 will work on a '96?

Thanks.

how long you been driving with ripped boots? sometimes that can cause problems whether you notice them or not

You can only buy new tierod ends. Besides, you said,

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They've been ripped for awhile

You could have gotten sand or some other foreign material inside the tierod end and done more damage then what appears on the outside.


Also they are real easy to replace yourself so you wont get ripped off at a shop.

I'm not sure how long they've been ripped.

I can usu. get 1 or 2 pumps in it from the grease gun before it squirts out, so its not like they're totally shot.

I'm almost willing to take a chance on buying the earlier style boots & seeing if they fit.

It would just be nice to know for sure if they would work or not.

Any more comments are appreciated.

Why be a complete @!#$ tard, spend the $43 and fix it right the first time.

Have you ever seen a Tie rod end completely give out? causes a lot more than $43 dollars of fun.

^^^^^^^^^^ i definately agree that it causes a hell of a lot of damage. i had one go out on my montecarlo and it caused more damage than you would imagine when it went out. besides, i don't think you can buy just the boot, if i remember correctly for the cavy's it is just one piece. i don't know what the suspension on the earlier cavy's looked like, but i'm pretty sure on your car you can't replace just the boot itself. just spend the extra cash and replace the whole thing, it will be a lot safer, trust me.




Goal is to make my N/A Auto faster then a manual without doing engine internals

Yea once the boots rip dirty and crap get in there, The grease breaks down parts already worn. New part is required.

ToBoGgAn wrote:Why be a complete @!#$ tard, spend the $43 and fix it right the first time.

Have you ever seen a Tie rod end completely give out? causes a lot more than $43 dollars of fun.

I guess we can't all be civil, can we? If I thought they really needed to be replaced, I would have already done it.

There really isn't any play in the steering at all. I was only going to replace the boot since I was pulling it off anyway.

I guess I'll just leave it alone then.

i know napa or carquest sells tierod end boots in the HELP section...if im not mistaken they are universal......check there.....

why not just replace them and be safe. that is like saying my toast with jelly on it fell into some dog crap, can i just get new jelly for it since the toast itself didn't touch the poop. just replace it all, why go to that extent when you could just do it right from the beginning. sorry for the weird analogy.




Goal is to make my N/A Auto faster then a manual without doing engine internals