Technical Anybody ever seen tie rods used as upper trail arms ?

Was this a normal practice back in the day for a "poor mans" 4 link set up ? I felt like it had too much play so I'm working on fabricating some upper trail arms just curious if this was something done back in the day.

 

Traction bar, but similar

 

Seems like it would be safe / strong enough.

Edit: If it has "too much play" then the parts are probably worn out or improperly fitted, those parts don't have much play at all when they're used on the steering system.

 

50ish years ago my dad used tie rods as secondary reinforcement of the hairpins on his t bucket. That car is still on the road today, and still using those tie rod traction bars. Works just fine

 

Back in the 1950s I fabricated rear ladder bars for my Model-A in a tapered truss design using square tubing with a tie rod thru the center of the truss. The tie rod end was then the anchor point. I used heavy duty truck tie rods - noticeably beefier. Never any problems.

 

No but my uncle did use some on his gate and lubed it about every 5 yrs or so.