for awhile i used aluminum rod stock and made my own through bolts for the steering arm to tie rod connection. cut to length and cut my own threads. It worked well in theory, but on the race course they were just not strong enough and failed too often. After that idea I made modified shock tie rods, essentially rubber bushed internals on 1/2 of shock body. I still use them and regularly see where they take close to 1/2 inch of impact travel. I'm on my second set of bushings inside them after 4 seasons of racing i think. I did crack a steering arm off the spindle last race of the season year before last, but it let go at a spot where I'd ground the weld back too much--lost only the weld-- and i also had a flat on that side, don't know which came first.
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