Tie rod reinforcement braces?

[jiggletits]

Easy free rotation is normal, they are only "tight" for about 5 miles when you install them new. If they need replaced, you'll feel a little clunk when you move them with pry bar or when you move the wheel by hand.

I am on 290k originals but this truck was a pavement pounder from the burbs.

The only rods I have seen starting to fail were aftermarket or super high mileage, 250K+.

 

[Matt3400]

Ford issues are not Toyota issues.

Also I’d wager a large % of ‘new Bronco’ owners are dipshits that never offroaded and are breaking s*** because they don’t have a clue how to navigate obstacles.

That, plus the Sasquatch package your looking at 35” tires, a front locker and twin turbo boosted HP, all that adds to a lot more strain on the steering system.

 

[HomersCanyonero]

Ford issues are not Toyota issues.

Also I’d wager a large % of ‘new Bronco’ owners are dipshits that never offroaded and are breaking s*** because they don’t have a clue how to navigate obstacles.

The first part is correct. There are some off-roading experts like BroncBusters that figured out that the new bronco steering box was binding and shaving metal off the inner tie rod and causing a lot of problems when you lifted and /or went for 37+ tires.

New angles cause extreme binding, so they developed their own steering rack housing to solve the problem.

Anyways, the bottom line is that modifications in terms of lift and/or tire size increases could lead to many other non-intended modifications.

 

[captainva]

Ahhhh...the good old modification spiral