So long story short the '11 Jetta SW was diagnosed with a ripped CV boot on passenger side and indy wanted almost $400 to replace just the boot. The shocks/struts are beyond shot on this car so we deferred the boot replacement so we could price out a front end rebuild and new shocks and sway bushings in the rear. We will have the boot addressed with the front end rebuild vs paying $400 alone for that repair.
While pricing kits for the front most of them include replacing the tie rod arm that looks like just the arm and it is called "inner tie rod". How does a simple rod wear out and is there something I am missing? I was only looking at replacing the outer joint but seems the inner rod is a common replacement item to go with the joint. Am I missing something here or is this just a replace it all while you are in there type situations.
Also anything else I should address at the same time? Cast steel control arms are being replaced by aluminum arms from the Passat/CC (~4.5 lbs per front corner weight savings), new sway bar end-links and their related bushings to the subframe, new strut mounts and bearings, new ball joints, new tie rod ends and potentially new tie inner rod bars. New control arms will have poly bushings as noise/harshness not a big deal for us and longevity and handling are top priorities.
Its amazing how tired suspension can get after 10 years - the wagon has become a wallowing beast with the front and rear end not agreeing on what they are doing.
While pricing kits for the front most of them include replacing the tie rod arm that looks like just the arm and it is called "inner tie rod". How does a simple rod wear out and is there something I am missing? I was only looking at replacing the outer joint but seems the inner rod is a common replacement item to go with the joint. Am I missing something here or is this just a replace it all while you are in there type situations.
Also anything else I should address at the same time? Cast steel control arms are being replaced by aluminum arms from the Passat/CC (~4.5 lbs per front corner weight savings), new sway bar end-links and their related bushings to the subframe, new strut mounts and bearings, new ball joints, new tie rod ends and potentially new tie inner rod bars. New control arms will have poly bushings as noise/harshness not a big deal for us and longevity and handling are top priorities.
Its amazing how tired suspension can get after 10 years - the wagon has become a wallowing beast with the front and rear end not agreeing on what they are doing.