All of the blown centerlinks have come from people using the stock tie rods so your conclusion is not true at all. My centerlink is fine, and yes I am running the HD tie rod adjusters. I kind of see your point about a weak link(from Nissan's design point of view) but in fact the aftermarket for most every other truck has designed some HD components to eliminate the weak links..the HD tie rod adjusters are just the first step. I certainly would not have wanted a tie rod adjuster to bend or break when I was going up Carburetor Hill(in Kentucky) which you have to be hard on the throttle to make it up..to then lose my steering control and drop off the edge of the cliff the trail runs next to. I don't want a weak link on my truck.....at all.