She's a 2006 GT vert with about 70k miles. Daily driver with very little track time. Mechanicals, suspension is factory original.

I've noticed a little bit of front end steering shimmy at low speeds (~25mph).

While in for a recent service, the informed me that a tie rod needs to be replaced. I suspect a connection between the shimmy symptoms I noticed and this diagnosis. Your opinions?

I presume the design has both inner and outer tied rod ends? Do you think I should just replace both sides and be done? Your opinions?

 

that sounds about right..i had the same thing happen on my 05 DD about a year and a half ago at around 60-70k. I believe they had to replace the drivers side tie rod and the balljoint to solve the issue...no problems since!

 

Ive noticed(2years ago!!!) that the rubber was already deteriorating on my balljoint and tie rod boots- surface cracks at all the accordionlike folds...the big fat rubber control arm bushings are cracked too...the wifes 07 looked similar when it only had about 9k on it.
they had a valvestem issue due to cheep chinese rubber, I'm guessing the same thing might be occurring here...I wipe armorall over the boots when I go under it, but wether it will help slow degrading is hard to say.

I think the first 'aging' issues to start popping up will be rust behind the flap in front of the rear tires(posted pics of missing undercoating allowing dirt/water betweemn inner/outer rockers) rust at the bumper/front fender junction(flat shelf catches dirty water running off fendrlip, downward pinchwelds behind headlight catch dirt and flat surface of fender/bumper joint collects dirt- look behind your airbox snorkel with a flashlight), and poor quality rubber suspension parts deteriorating. I heard the control arm/balljoint is sold as a unit? could get pricey...just my predictions- time will tell.