FYI as I thought this might come in handy to others:
I just had ECS source me the HD version of Meyle's tie rods for our X5's, I was not aware the HD version existed until I found the part number and put in the catalog myself. Here is link to HD tie rod in Meyle catalog:
http://opc.meyle.com/opc/productDeta...+030+0010%2FHD
Part number from Meyle 316 030 0010/HD
And the best part, the HD tie rod assemblies cost less than the Lemfoerders from ECS! I was going to pass on doing the replacing of the tie rods, but since I will have the strut disconnected doing my wheel bearings and CV joints, I figured it couldn't hurt to take another half hour per side and do the tie rods, especially since mine are fairly seized (a pain for alignments) and they are the last original things on the front end.