that is my question as well
Tie Rod Ends
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Tie Rod Ends
So I melted my tie rod end boots again. So I am thinking of going with some HD tie rod ends or a bump steer kit. But I seem to running into alot of websites that only list tie rod ends for C5s. Does any one know if the C5 parts will fit on a 2005 C6 (Z51 if it makes a difference)?
Just an example of my confusion, one website lists tie rod ends as working on '97 - '06 cars in their C5 section, but don't have the tie rods listed at all in the C6 section. Hopefully, someone can shed some light on this, before I call and make a fool of myself....
Just an example of my confusion, one website lists tie rod ends as working on '97 - '06 cars in their C5 section, but don't have the tie rods listed at all in the C6 section. Hopefully, someone can shed some light on this, before I call and make a fool of myself....
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I have a set of Baers for a 2006 that I never installed that I would sell you.
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The C6 Z51, Z06 and GS rear tie rod ends are greasable and are different from the base C6 and C5 ends.
The brakes melt/burn the tie rod end boots.
You can reduce the burning by wrapping them in Thermo Tek exhaust heat wrap or by making some shields. I used some old soup cans to build heat shields for all 4 tie rod ends and installed them over the exhaust heat wrap I had wrapped around the boots.
Bill
The brakes melt/burn the tie rod end boots.
You can reduce the burning by wrapping them in Thermo Tek exhaust heat wrap or by making some shields. I used some old soup cans to build heat shields for all 4 tie rod ends and installed them over the exhaust heat wrap I had wrapped around the boots.
Bill
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