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- Rear tie rods for Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero?
Hi all! My very old Mitsubishi Pajero III (V60 from 2000) got a 2" lift kit and now the rear wheels have too much toe-out. The stock tie rods won't adjust far enough and there are no other original "sizes."
So I need some aftermarket tie rods for the rear axle. My own research tells me I need a shorter (longer?) version of the original part number MR508134 (Imgur).
Two questions:
- Am I correct that the rear toe angle is adjusted via this part?
- Given that the stock MR508134 is no sufficiently adjustable, what sort of aftermarket part should I be looking for? I'm in Europe.
(For the sake of completeness: the front tie rods have adequate adjustment range.)
- Kia is saying they can't do an alignment because of too much rust. Car from Chicago, now in Tampa. Asking $3.5k for repair
Can an expert identify from these pictures if this is really true? It's a 2015 Kia Optima. I'm the original owner, used to live in Chicago but now I'm in Tampa. They say they've never seen anything like it, but that's probably cause they're from FL. They said they can't do an alignment because they can't loosen something to get the equipment in. I would need to replace the following for around $3.5k:
https://imgur.com/a/9iodwcs
• Tie Rod End Replacement: left front inner and outer tie rod ends with new nut • Control Arm- Rear: both rear lower control arms and hardware • Trailing Arm: both rear arms and hardware
