Tie Rod and Sleeve Assembly Length

[cfordyce05]

When I rebuilt my suspension, I converted over to the bigger tie rod ends and sleeves. I measured the lengths of the old assemblies and pre-assembled the new parts to match. The car has been on a lift for a year and when I did a quick inspection before rolling it off, I noticed that the passenger side is a lot longer than the driver side. Should I make them as close to equal as possible and re-center the steering wheel, or is that how they are supposed to be? The amount of threads in the sleeve on the passenger side concerns me.

 

[cfordyce05]

I think I answered my own question. I centered the steering wheel in the gear box and the wheels where pointing slightly to the left. I'll make both sides the same and see what that looks like.