To make the tie rods longer I took a rod and cut it in half then took a 1/2" bolt and cut 
it down to 2.5" long and welded it in the middle.


I found laying something round in angle iron keeps it straight, center vice grip is holding the
2.5" long bolt.

After welding I slid a piece of 3/4" OD .065 wall mild steel tubing over the rod and 
welded the ends to the rod. Below is my old modified rod, the new +2.5" rod and 
a slightly bent stock rod.

Looks like plenty of room for a coil over shock


Stock rims clear the arms no problem.






I added some hiem seals from The chassis shop 



Update 7-4-2007
I decided to notch bend and weld the A arms today to correct the upper ball joint angle allowing me to lower the upper 
shock mount down 1" raising the front ride height by 1" transfering more weight to the rear wheels for hopefully more 
traction.




UPDATE  12-27-07 before testing this arm modification I bought a YODA +2" arm KIT
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