Installed a pair on my car, along with new Moog tie ride ends.

Steering feel has increased tremendously!! The old tie rods worked perfectly, just the threads rusted so the sleeves wouldn't screw on.

I can second that opinion on the Hotchkis sleeves.Satisfied customer with Hotchkis products..I run their 1" drop springs in my Z also.

I'll 3rd that...great pieces!!!

SEE!!!

Ed

I'm pleased with them as well.

Lon

I used the Vette brake product pieces. They also worked very well.

What exactly are tie rod sleeves for? I know notta damn thing about suspension stuff, so i'm still learning. In fact what are tie rods good for? I'm sure I can do a search, but since this is sooooo much closer i'll ask here first.

tie rods do just that...tie your front wheels together

I bought the Guldstrand Engineering sleeves, polished them up, and had them anodized purple Hopefully they perform just as well as the Hotchkiss units.

they hold the inner and outer tie rod together. you loosen the bolts and turn it to make adjustments when setting toe on a car. when you look at the picture he posted you'll see the ones that say hotchkis on them. those are sleeves.

I know they look good, but they arent going to give you any improvements unless your originals were loose or cracked or some other problem that no one ever runs into. If I'm not mistaken they are pretty pricey for a non-functional upgrade.

Non-functional?

I recently added sticky 275/40/17 rubber. I added the new tie rod ends and the sleeves, and the steering became much more responsive.

Take a good look at the stock ones. They are just sheet metal wrapped around the tie rods held on by two clamps with bolts. Crank a hard corner and those things will flex.

Bingo!

i just purchased a set and i'm waiting for the rest of the front end rebuild kit. not sure if there will be a difference but the sure are a better piece of hardware. sometimes there may not be a huge difference with one upgrade but the combo of all the aftermarket parts will definately make a difference.

If your car is lowered, you might want to invest in a Baer bumpsteer kit instead of the new outer tierod and sleeve. You will still need to purchase the inner tierod separately.

Point well taken sir.