Bump Steer Adjustable Tie-Rod Sets

I was checking out the Baer adjustable tie rods to help eliminate bump steer is this something worth spending some cash on?

ive got the set from upr that i am running on my truck. seems to be a pretty good kit overall. depending on what kit you get and what direction your tierod goes into your spindle, you may have to get your spindles machined. another option is some kits use a grade 8 shouldered bolt instead of a tapered shaft and you just have to drill out your spindle. depending on how much travel your truck gets, they could definitely be worth it.

anybody know anything about these??? or any other brand?? Im curious to putting something similar to these on my 89 suburban????

i dont know any brands that aren't really ford specific. for ford, i know ford racing, griggs, upr, and a few others sell these kits.

look around on summit or jegs and see what is available.

The idea is great! But the issue will be travel. Most of you bagged guys are pushing more travel out of your suspension then the heim is going to offer. Plus the adjustment is only in one direction, so you need to make sure that the direction that you are going to be adjusting towards is right.

What type of vehicle are you considering this system for?

I'm sorry Ryan, I passed you right up.

What is your truck doing? The older Chevys didn't really have any toe issues, unless you have built or modified the stock arm or are pushing the suspension out of it's useable range, your truck should not need these.

These were originally designed to tune the corner entry/exit feel of a LMSC for better cornering. Not actually to eliminate bumpsteer for street driving. The theory is the same, but a simple kit may not always be the cure.

Originally posted by BioMax



I'm sorry Ryan, I passed you right up.

What is your truck doing? The older Chevys didn't really have any toe issues, unless you have built or modified the stock arm or are pushing the suspension out of it's useable range, your truck should not need these.

These were originally designed to tune the corner entry/exit feel of a LMSC for better cornering. Not actually to eliminate bumpsteer for street driving. The theory is the same, but a simple kit may not always be the cure.

ive sectioned my crossmember 2 inches and only moved my gear box and idler arm up an inch do to problems it would cause if i went any farther, so i thought that by flipping the tie rod ends to the bottom of the spindle it would gain me that inch back in my steering that i lost by sectioning the gear box?!????

Ive used the Baer trackers on several vehicles and like them. Gives you the ability to fine tune the tie rod angle. If you want the tie rod on the other side of the spindal you can drill out the taper and run a bolt through it. They dont recommend it but Ive done it on show truck that ended up geting allot of road milage on it with no problems.

Originally posted by BioMax



The idea is great! But the issue will be travel. Most of you bagged guys are pushing more travel out of your suspension then the heim is going to offer. Plus the adjustment is only in one direction, so you need to make sure that the direction that you are going to be adjusting towards is right.

What type of vehicle are you considering this system for?

that is the only real issue I have encountered on my setup. I will have to shorten my tierods since I switched to drop spindles and moved the tie rod to the bottom of the spindle, but otherwise the only issue has been finding the exact spot for the heim to sit and adjusting it up and down w/ the spacers.

biomax - do you have any suggestions on the best way to shorten a tie rod? After switching from stock to dropped spindles and moving the heim to the bottom of the spindle, my tie rods are too long. My rack and heims are setup for using a 1996+ mustang rack, so I need to keep those tierods. Any suggestions for shortening the stock ones or possibly somewhere I could buy some shorter ones?

Finding stuff like that isn't always easy, Many decent parts stores will let you dig through their books. See if you can find one that is willing to help out.

I hear of a lot of people that are swaping out their strring boxes to go with a rack. I'm curious how many are actually the right width for their application. This diagram shows how to measure for proper tierod length.