Replacement Tie Rods - Please forgive my ignorance

Hello! Long story short the tie rods of my 2014 Taco have managed to completely seize and are thus unable to be aligned. After doing some extensive reading on here I decided that getting OEM parts was the best route for me to take, but I have been a little confused with tracking down the required parts.

After looking on Ourisman I found the outers (Part # 45046-09340).

From what I understand according to this thread Toyota does sell inner tie rods, but when looking on Ourisman it says that the part # 45503-09550 mentioned in the post only fits from 2016 - 2023, and the other option (Part # 45503-09490) fits from 2005-2013. Is it just not mentioned that ...09550 fits the 2014 aswell?

Thanks in advance!

 

05 - 15 will be the same parts. I can't speak for 16 - 23.

 

Call and ask the stealership for the part number they will base it of your vin I do this when I order online.

 

Also, I read somewhere that dealerships won't sell inner tie rods. They want to sell you the whole steering rack. I hope this is not true. I bought some spares off Amazon for an upcoming wheeling trip. Not OEM parts though.

 

Aftermarket inners are listed to fit 2005-2023: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=3638478&cc=1445515&pt=7428 And 4550309490, 4550309520, 4550309550 are all interchangeable.

Probably because the cost of OEM inner tie rods is close to a whole rack assy. MSRP is $200 each, so $400 for two: https://parts.longotoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-steering-tie-rod-end-4550309550 That seems more like an F-U price to persuade you to buy the whole rack.