kinda depedns on how much it is bent, might be more worth you wild to get a new one...like 20 bucks...on my paps sled we had one get pushed back so to speak....we do alot of business w/ a welding shop...they do lots of work w/ steel and such, and got some presses...put it in there, got it back to within a few thousandths of a inch...if its it not overly bad try something like that...hope it helps :thumbsup: -INDY

 

Sorry, those parts see way too much stress, at least on my sleds, to consider straightening if they are bent much.
I don't like the idea, however remote, of having a mechanical failure in a corner......or worrying about it.

My vote is replace 'em, unless you are talking about very minor bends.

 

Yeah, I'd have to agree with the others. For something like I tie rod if it's bent enough that you have to ask the question, I'd replace it.

Try and straighten it out, and if it breaks, then the choice is made for you.

For your radius rods you can just straighten them with a pry bar, but a tie rod....I'd replace it

 

Once a piece steel or alum. is bent, the grain is stretched. Even if you straighten it, it has been weakened @ that point. You might want to keep it as a spare, but I'd replace it if I were you.

 

<Try and straighten it out, and if it breaks, then the choice is made for you.>


This is what I'm thinking is an accident looking for a place to happen - when you least expect it. Unless you spend the money for proper testing after straightening, you may not see extensive cracking that could be present....that testing, unless you know somebody, will probably set you back about the same amoount as replacement parts.

 

Don't waste the time straightening it, get a new one. If you straighten it, it will be much more succeptable to bend in that same place with a smaller impact the next time.

 

Had a guy that we know lose a tie rod this year. straight off the trail uncontrolable. luckly he was going slow 35 mph totaled the sled but he was fine. moral of the story. is your life worth the $20. or so bucks to fix it right....

 

I paid 30 bucks US for both upper radiouse rods for my aggressive chassis used. And 20 or 30 bucks for the sway bar and the two platci pieces that rivet to the bulkhead. Lot's of deals to be had. NEVER chance safety!!! !!!