Tie Rods - LR010667 vs. LR010668

[ftillier]

Looking at individual parts, it seems the LR4 uses the same outer tie rod (LR010672) as well as inner (QFK500010). LR010667 includes both of these, but various sites (RoverParts, FCPEuro, Lucky8) show LR010668 for the right side, with QFK500020 as the inner tie rod. Is this for the LR3 that had different size threads at the rack for left (16mm) and right (20mm)?

Took the LR4 in for an alignment and was told it needed new tie rods. I'm hoping to do this myself, but I'm failing at the "order parts" step.

 

[CRYA]

Not sure if it helps but looking at this parts site, your part -20 is indicated as being for the Right side for LR3s and 4s.

2005-2012 Land Rover Inner Tie Rod QFK500020 | LandRoverParamusParts

2005-2012 Land Rover Inner Tie Rod QFK500020

parts.landroverparamus.com

 

[ftillier]

Paramus also shows QFK500010 as the inner tie rod for both sides of the LR4:
"Description:
Lr3. Left. Lr4. All."

There was a thread from a while back where @ryanjl ran into an issue with the right side not fitting: https://www.landroverworld.org/thre...e-in-tie-rods-somewhere-along-the-line.40659/

 

[ryanjl]

Yeah, I had an issue before. Atlantic British acted like they didn't know what the deal was. I returned it.

 

[ftillier]

What did you end up using for the right side? Same as the left?

 

[CRYA]

Paramus also shows QFK500010 as the inner tie rod for both sides of the LR4:
"Description:
Lr3. Left. Lr4. All."

There was a thread from a while back where @ryanjl ran into an issue with the right side not fitting: https://www.landroverworld.org/thre...e-in-tie-rods-somewhere-along-the-line.40659/

It's right there in your quote: "LEFT".
I think the site is correct, they show left and right side.
Right is -20

2005-2012 Land Rover Inner Tie Rod QFK500020 | LandRoverParamusParts

2005-2012 Land Rover Inner Tie Rod QFK500020

parts.landroverparamus.com

Left is -10

2005-2016 Land Rover Inner Tie Rod QFK500010 | LandRoverParamusParts

2005-2016 Land Rover Inner Tie Rod QFK500010

parts.landroverparamus.com

 

[ftillier]

The way I'm reading "LR3. Left. LR4. All." is that it's left for the LR3, and both for the LR4. This is supported by Lucky8's listing for that part (https://lucky8llc.com/collections/l...ndle-connecting-inner-steering-tie-rod-end-lh) where it says "LR4 / Discovery 4 V8 5.0 Liter | '10 - '13. Fits Left and Right", as well as FCPEuro where it says just "Inner" for the LR4, while it lists it as "Left Inner" for the LR3. LRDirect shows the QFK500020 as being M20, for opposite side of steering wheel for LR3 (no mention of LR4), and QFK500010 as left and right side for LR4, same side as steering wheel for LR3.

Coupled with @ryanjl having an issue with the LR010668 kit being too big (likely M20 where the rack needed M16), it leaves me a bit skeptical that this is the correct part for the right side.

I'll order two kits of the LR010667, and report back here if it is successful or not.

 

[ftillier]

Either I'm going nuts or AtlanticBritish updated their listing, but LR010668 now shows only LR3 application on the RoverParts site, with LR010667 listed for both sides of the LR4.

 

[CRYA]

Ahhhhh shoot. I totally didn't read it that way because I had seen on the parts list the separate P/N for the other side, so I was already biased. But I agree your reading of that description is certainly sound.

 

[ftillier]

Yeah, no worries - it was all confusing, and I really tried to decode it all before starting this thread. Glad I'm not the only one thrown for a loop, and hopefully this will help someone down the line.