[HyperFX]

Originally Posted by GSXR1000

Read somewhere that the tie rods had a tendency to get pushed into the ballcups in the event of a crash - so I made some ally tubes that have a thight push-fit on the ball cups; reasoning being that the soft plastic of the ball cups might not open up and the threads in the plastic might hold - no idea if it'll work

Seems reasonably sound. Similar to the ali sleeve on a plastic, light weight outdrive.
Looks good. Is it a standard size tube, or did you need to modify the inside diameter?