I did some rock crawling today and i bent my tie rod. (the longest one). I drove it back home 10 miles or so with out any problems but while turning sharp i can feel it up front real bad. Will I hurt anything driving it around town for a few days until I replace it?

 

it wont hurt nothing but it can break and leave you on the side of the road

 

I wouldn't drive it on the freeway, and be VERY careful. get it fixed asap

 

yea the thing is that it is just like having a bad alignment when u have a bent tie rod, but if it bends more or breaks under stress...it could cause u to crash at speeds over 10 miles per hour. when it breaks your driver-side wheel will go all the way to the left or right and cause u to swerve off the road

 

I took a picture this morning. What is the part number for this? Also should I get new tie rod ends?
thanks for the replies.

 

for a temp fix you could try putting a jack under it and bending it back into shape. we did it to my little brother in laws toyota the other night, his was a LOT worse

 

Is that oil on the ground i see? I didn't know Jeeps used OIL??!!?

 

It's not using oil, it's making it's territory! Probably a leaking rear main.

 

Its not oil, I checked after I took the pic. Its coolant.

 

You could have dont the trail mod of beating a high lift jack handle over it to straiten it out, but odds are you won't get your handle back!!! lol

 

instead of just getting a stock replacement knows the time to upgrade. that's what i do when ever i break something i just get the upgrade. as much as i dis like rustys and some other places just cant think of the name... good bend tho

 

do the v8 grand cherokee tie rod upgrade

 

X2.

 

What is that? just the tie rod off a grand cherokee?

 

yep...there a bit thicker than ours