firewalker

Hay guys. Hope someone can help. I have a 5.5 rubicon extreme duty lift under my 96 xj. I need a new tie rod end and the guy at the alignment shop says the stock one in the computer looks to long but I called rubicon and they say they use the stock ends on their aftermarket tie rods. I'm not sure if it is a stock tie rod or not but I would think the stock one would work ether way. I wasn't able to search the forum for this question because all I have is my iPhone app and it won't let me use the search option. does anyone know about this.