Wish I had the time to research all of the options, but this seemed the simpliest and quickest fix for the buck. Just out of couriosity........what is the dia. of your new tie-rods now? Also, part of the reason I don't go too overboard with H/D aftermarket parts is that I find that when you over strengthen one component without strengthening the rest of the system, other parts down the line will just fail instead. Since I am not ready to replace knuckles and whatever else I will wait.