tie-rod help

The outers are just unbolted and knocked out. The inners are the ones that need a tool for the torque needed. I use a rubber strap wrench on them and a box wrench on the other end.

Sorry for the brief reply earlier - I was preoccupied.

Actually the tool for the inner is like a 20 foot long socket.
One also deals with the retaining pin which is present in some racks - often this is a rivet. One can just punch/chisel the rivet out.

FWIW, when I did my rack, I compared prices for new inners vs a reman'd rack, and the reman'd rack was not much more money.

Good luck.

The outers can be done with crecent wrenches. That's how I did mine. It was cake.

When i did my outers (and needed one inner) the bumpsteer kit wasnt much more then the outers, so if you plan on lowering your ride, i would suggest picking up a set.