SA Tie Rod

OEM has the inner end and tube that they say is correct for a SA. Their tube is 17 inches long but I measured the old tube on mine and it is 13 inches. Since mines been welded it hard to tell what it might have been to start with.

I then measured the ones on out 140's and the tube is 16 inches long.

The outer ends on mine are differant from the inner ends so I will re-use them. The outer ends are like on a cub if that makes any differance.

Can someone tell me the total length of the tube on their SA tie rod or what is the correct length. I am thinking I may have to cut the new ones down to make them work right.

Yours are like on our 140's and after they changed around 1951 (according to Hugh's post).

Guess I need the length of the old style 1948 thru 1950 before they changed the outer end.

If nothing else I can wait until the parts come in and then just match it to the old length on my old tie rod and cut off what I dont need.

I guess the tie rods are hollow the entire length?

Yea, mine is the old type, a 1948 model.

I guess when they changed they made the inner tube longer so I may have to do some cutting and grinding to get the ones I ordered to work.

The tube is 1" outside diameter and our 140's are the same diameter (1968 and 1976). The do have the automotive ends.