I've been on a hunt for OEM parts for my 1986 pickup's front end but I cannot seem to find some parts. Specifically the inner rod ends and steering relay rod for manual steering. I have considered going aftermarket with the parts that I can't find but I am very hesitant on quality and brands. I've tried to contact my local dealership and have had no luck with said parts.

Any suggestions?

 

I replaced my tie rod ends with MOOG. I used the Beck/Arnley relay rod (center/drag link), power steering. Both done in late 2020. No issues so far. Purchased from Rockauto.

 

Did you search on ebay ?

 

I'll look, but you gotta give me your model# first. Or at the very least let me know 2wd or 4wd. Model# would be better though. On the plate riveted to the firewall

 

If you have a 4WD Pickup the parts should be interchangeable between my 4runner and your pickup. Partsouq.com is a good resource for those hard to find parts and they make it even easier to find them with a diagram. I ordered a 555 Pitman arm and two 555 Tie-Rods from them, came from Dubai so its a little bit of a wait but well worth it for near a near OEM Japanese made part. Total was $81 shipped. Part number was SS2720 for the tie rods.

 

I've heard some bad things about moog recently.. Beck/Arnley has been a mix

 

It's a 2wd which is why it's been a little difficult to find parts. Base model 1/2 ton. I'll get you the model# when I can

 

2WD relay rods (drag/center link) thru 88 are OEM discontinued even 3 years ago when I replaced mine. The inner tie rod ends are OEM discontinued for 2WD thru 88, again even 3 yrs ago. The OEM outer tie rod ends are still available. You'll have to go aftermarket for what you're asking. I've got at least 30K miles on the MOOG tie rods and Beck/Arnley relay rod. So far I've no complaints. Do I expect them to last as long as the toyota originals, NO.

 

rn50l - kra

 

Toyota shows that both the inner tie rod ends and the relay rod are discontinued.
Inner tie rod end oem part number 45406-39155.
relay rod 45450-39135 w/o power steering 45450-39145 w/ power steering.

Amayama will sometimes give options, and in the case of the inner tie rod ends they did. "555" for about $7.00 plus shipping. 555 is a decent brand.
They had no options for the relay rod, though. you might have to pull one off a used vehicle.

I gave you the part number because sometimes if you google the part number with the word "toyota" included you'll get some decent hits.