70 Charger Tie rod ends and sleeves- use 74 Newport parts?

[johnnycharger]

HI Guys,

I am planning to rebuild a lot of my front end on the 70 Charger. I have been reading a lot of the threads and in regards to the tie rods and sleeves. I see that a lot of people are upgrading to the 74 Newport parts. I am looking at getting these by moog  Inner - ES 355 RL Outer  - ES 352 R. I am not having luck finding solid sleeves for them. I know PST and others have their dedicated ones but it seems like Moog tie rod ends are great quality and low cost so I would like to use them. Has anyone else found sleeves for these? How did they work out?

[Ryan.C]

I used C-body moog tie rod ends sourced from rockauto and bought the solid sleeves from PST. Worked out just fine.

[johnnycharger]

I used C-body moog tie rod ends sourced from rockauto and bought the solid sleeves from PST. Worked out just fine.

Thanks Ryan. Did you go with the aluminum one?

[Ryan.C]

I bought the solid aluminum tie rod sleeve. Quality piece, I would purchase again.

[JR]

Funny, I just did this last week.

Tie rod end part numbers are:

Moog ES352R
And
Moog ES355RL

For the solid adjustment sleeves, I used QA1 part number 52324 https://www.summitracing.com/parts/QA1-52324

All of these parts are for the later C body, with 11/16th diameter, instead of the original 9/16th.

Here's a comparison of the stock one I took off vs the c body parts you're looking for.



It adds a minor weight penality of 1.5 lbs or so, but you'll never feel that difference from the driver's seat, and I feel it's a worthwhile improvement.

Proforged is another manufacturer of the sleeves. Dino put these on his car recently, and they look like really well made sleeves.

[johnnycharger]

Awesome information JR. Thank you. Dino- can you please give me the part number for the 11/16 proforged ones you used?

[BIGBLCK11]

Dino can confirm, but found these listings.  1 review and it's negative, not threaded properly.  They do look nice.

http://proforged.mycarparts.net/products/Proforged-105-10049?brand_id=3512

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/pof-105-10049/overview/

You can see on the proforged application guide at the bottom of the link, they are both 7.10 long, for 70 Charger and 74 Newport.  


Edit:  fixed proforged link

[johnnycharger]

Thank you very much. I have found these parts on amazon and get the free 2 day shipping. .
I need a pitman arm as well. Is Moog the best choice for that also?