tie rods

I recently replaced the upper and lower ball joints and outer tie rod ends on my '94 b2300. Afterward, I took it to a local shop for an alignment. They told me that they couldn't align it because the tie rod ends are wrong and the thread causes the alignment collars to just spin on the ends and...

I'm doing an axle swap from 92 Explorer to my 85 Bronco II. I got the front axle from a junkyard and did not get the nut to mount the drag link ball stud to the Pitman arm. 14mm and 9/16 do not fit. Anyone know the size castle nut to mount 92 explorer drag link ball stud to the Pitman arm? I...

My mechanic says my "front end is shot" and it will cost more than $1000 to repair because the vehicle is so old, it will require lots of man hours to work the bolts loose, etc. So I'm going to try it myself. I have a tool to hammer the tie rod ends out, but what do I need to remove ( and...