I have a 1995 Chevy Blazer i need to replace tire rods. Will i need a frontend alignment when procedure is finished?

You now need to have the front end aligned.

Bent spindle, bent shock/strut or a bent control arm. Did you get an alignment dont when you replace the F/end stuff?

Depends on how far your drive is to home, if the tie rods are that bad to make the tires wear then i would only drive it a short distance. Tie rods control inward and outward positions of tire if looking at front of vehicle called (Toe) . When driving strat and a tie rod is damaged or defective and tires ares point in or out all your doing is dragging the tire down the road.

You need a frontend alignment. If you took off the entire tierod you may have hung the rod backwards and it is catching. When you unscrew the ends you are suppose to count the twists and then replace the ends with the same amount of twists.

If the rod is too long or too short now it will put the tires in a position that is not aligned. You can align this temporarily by straightening the wheel so the tires are parallel. Then measure the inside of the rim so that the BACK of the rims are about 3/8 of a inch wider than the BACK of the rims in the front of the tire. The tires are suppose to travel knob kneed about 3/8" toe-in.

Driveshaft could be off balance. Does it only do this at certain speed or through out different gears.

It could be several things. If the steering is out of alignment the steering pump could be working all of the time. You could have the steering pump seizing and causing the serpetine belt to burn up.

Or if your front tires are seriously out of alignment they are dogwalking and you are cutting new wear patterns on the tires. You can look at the tires and see if they are getting wear rings. The rubber on the tire would be the smell.

If you counted the number of twists on each tierod end when you removed and replaced them you should be close. If not, you need a frontend alignment or a 4 wheel alignment if the rear parts are adjustable. By doing the tierod ends yourself you saved money, but the alignment would have to be done no matter who did the work.

alignment, wheell not balance right, wheel bearings going out. bad tie rod ends. raise the cars front wheels off the ground and grab the tire and wiggle it back and forth hard if its making a poping noise. replace inner and outer tie rods

Alignment has alot to do with the tires not shimmying.. Like zero toe setting. Loose componants like tie rod ends and the idler ar worn. You can ck for excess front end play by holding the front and back of the wheel and pushing and pulling on it, like rocking it. OR have someone rock the steering while you watch where the play is from underneath. By rocking I mean turn the steering wheel back and forth. Look at all th joints and pivot points for excess play, which is, movement not immediate to the rest of the steering system. Tire balance is very important. Wheel hop is a sign of a bad tire and it overtaxes the shock absorber. Shocks don't cause shimmy because they are a vertical movement controlA shimmy is lateral or side to side.Wheel balance weights must be spit. If a 2 oz. weight is needed to balance the tire, Oe once should be on the inside of the wheel and one ounce on the outside directly across from each outher.. Loose wheel brgs will cause shimmy, but they would not last long. Caster setting on the wheel alignment will also cause shimmy. Like on a shopping car. too much caster causes the wheel to start fluttering and is very hard on other componants. This may be why you have worn tie rod ends and a bad pitman arm. Worn control arm bushings and ball joints directly affect titre wear and can only be feltwhen the front end hits a dip and detected by side wear on the tire edges. Summary: replace the tie rod end and have the car aligned. Good Luck, -Ned_ sorry about the book

you can usually find all the parts your needing parts and labor for tie rods, ball joints, control arms springs shocks idler arms pitman arms parts and labor will probably run you close to 1500 dollars probably lower.

Have you checked the U-joints in the rear drive shaft? Also did this happen before the tires were replaced? Take the truck back to where you got the tires and have them check the balance, they should do this for free.