Tie rod replacement/lift kit id

I recently took my taco in to get suspension checked and was informed of bad tie rods and a control arm. It made me dive into a bunch of research to replace it all myself but I started to get concerned because the previous owner installed a lift kit and I might have to cut down the tie rods to fit for alignment depending on the kit. I don’t have a giant tool cache as I’m a college kid. And I don’t want to get into anything I won’t be able to handle quickly since it’s my only form of transportation. Looking for any info/suggestions yall have

 

I suggest you look at the suspected components to determine if they are worn

and determine what you mean by lift kit

tools have cheap versions and are cheaper than paying people to do things for you

 

Don’t worry, I’ve definitely taken a look myself (although it doesn’t mean much). I don’t really consider myself to be a qualified judge of if a part is too worn to use, I don’t have the most experience working on cars. Part of the reason for the post is to help identify what kit it is so I’ll know if I have to cut the tie rods. I have almost zero knowledge of different lift kits and am hoping someone with a little more expertise can help me figure it out. And the goal is definitely for me to do it myself to save money, but I need reliable transportation to classes and work. So if it’s not something I can reasonably do in a parking space at my townhouse in a weekend then I’ll unfortunately have to pay a professional who is equipped to.

 

Post pics of front suspension. Not sure why you think you need to cut the tie rods?

 

Here’s the front suspension. I’ve heard about difficulties with suspension components with an added lift kit. And when I was reading up on tie rod replacement I saw that some people had to cut their tie rods down a bit to make them fit. I’m also curious about the way mine were installed, I only saw them ball joint down on other vehicles.

 

Not sure how notifs work for these forums but I didn’t quote you for last reply

 

It’s either a 4 or 6” drop bracket lift kit. You should not need to cut tie rods to make them fit and oe control arms will work fine.

 

Looks like a block in the coil, cheap shock, and messed with spindle.
A frame drop bracket.

and some sort of stopper bolted on due to said lift being inclined to hit the UCA into the spring.
Diff drop, etc

 

Awesome, thanks so much