The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk 1949 Three qtr ton Truck tie-rod end source?

I haven't seen NOS hollow tie rods in several years. The last I bought were from the guy in Walnutport, PA who I also bought my GMC wrecker from. He had quite a few of them and they sold in a hurry. I think WD got some of them also and that may be the 6 he mentioned. I think the guy in PA had 6 of them left after I bought a couple. Larger GMC trucks are being crushed all the time because no one wants them. In fact just a couple of weeks ago there was an old 1 ton GMC school bus here at the recycling place. I've known the guy that owns the place since he was a kid. I never thought about the tie rod. I'm sure they would have torched it out for me. Even if they are bent, a new tube can be made. It's the threaded ends that are what's hard to find.