http://bulletproofsteering.com/gmifstierod.html

Those are some beefy tie rods all right, but for the money they want for them shouldn't they at least have greeseable joints?

Q: Your Bullet Proof Rod Ends™* are not greaseable and need no seals, how can they last?* *rod ends

A: Our Bullet Proof Rod End™ have a carbon-fibre Teflon® liner in them which is a permanently lubricated material that provides ultra smooth movement and a vibration cushion. No additional grease is needed since the Super-Tight fit will not allow any debris into the rod end, therefore nothing can get out. The Super-Tight fitting crowns on each end of the bearing acts as "scraper seals" which keeps sand, water and dirt from getting inside the rod end. Superior quality and ultra precision workmanship is required to achieve this result, which is why no other Rod End even comes close to our Bullet Proof Rod Ends™.

I've heard the term life time lubricated before, all that means to me is when it wears out from lack of lubrication they'll tell you that it is at the end of it's life.

I've run these teflon lined "self lubricating" heim joints with beefier tie rods/drag links on some of my rock crawlers. They are strong but, in my experience, they wear out much faster than a standard tie rod end (although rock crawling is probably considered extreme duty).


However, if you're into high boost 4wd launching....http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil%20Smile.gif

I hope the heim joints can be disassembled as they should be cleaned with soap and water as often as you'd normally grease them.