As long as you are at it ...
While the tie rod is off find a nut large enough to slip over the tie rod and weld it on. Use the nut and an open end wrench to turn the rod while adjusting the toe-in instead of grabbing the tie rod with a pair of pliers or a pipe wrench. That way you won't be messing up the paint and leaving teeth marks on the rod.
Not my original idea. It came to me from Jack Gifford, who has a great looking 59 GMC.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
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