Poll: Tie-rod failures when off-roading (Gen 1).

[superfluid]

The more you make your rig capable of going farther, the farther you'll be from help when it breaks.

The farther you'll be from help, the more capable and expensive the rig you'll need to reduce the chances it breaks.

And the cycle continues.

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[Anguyenmp]

This poll surprises the heck out of me. I’m 1 of the 2 votes for more advanced trails that caused a tie rod failure.

I drove my r1t pretty hard in ocotillo wells one night, blasting through whoops as quickly as it would handle, hill climbs, full throttle sections through sandy washes with cross ruts. It handled it all fine until I did some doughnuts in the sand which snapped the driver tie rod instantly. Bought a replacement from service center and swapped on the trail easily.

What tools did you need to do the swap of the inner tie rod? Did you need a special inner tie rod tool like this one? https://www.harborfreight.com/inner...6wBeeAmvhgTrkmAaOEj3xRM822LCGsncaAgD4EALw_wcB