TRW inner tie rod design change

[Quadcammer]

Originally Posted by Ultrarunner

I purchased a pair of TRW JAR 1013 inner tie rods from FCP euro. It seems as though the part is a different design. The outer body of the joint is deeper and the ball sits probably 5-10mm outboard from the previous design.

I'm not an engineer, but I believe pushing the inner pivot point closer will short the total length of the tie rod arm.

Does this change the rate of wheel pivot relative to steering input? Reason for concern with PSM or other factors?

there should be no impact as when you align the car with appropriate toe, you will just have slightly less threads in the joint between the inner and outer tie rod. Given how far on these thread, it should be a non issue.