The truck in my signature needs some front end work. I just got it. I knew the original owner. 80k original gentle miles. As I was adding a Hell Bent Leveling spacer kit and cool bilstein 5100's, I noticed some front end wear during a pre installation inspection. Plus, the tires are shot and it also needs an alignment (pulls right, and is wearing the outside front passenger tire), so it was kinda obvious too. At a minimum, it needs upper and lower ball joints, idler control arm, might do the center link too. They are not horrible, but I figure I better just do it all anyway prior to the alignment. Plus, I'll be putting new, larger tires on it. Since I just installed a leveling kit and bigger tires are coming, I don't want the dreaded death wobble, so I'd like to address the front end, do it right, and have it aligned, etc.

A lot of these aftermarket replacement parts are horrible, and they vary in quality and price too. Also, the OEM stuff didn't last too long either, So...

Anyone have any recommendations on heavy duty or good quality replacement parts?

 

MOOG are a good part I believe and there is another company around here that makes good parts. A good trackbar is either a 3rd generation track bar which would need to be modifed. Or to buy an adjustable track bar. Also if you grease your ball joints, and tie rods and trac bar they will last longer. 2 or 3 pumps with the ole grease gun every oil change will keep them going for much much longer. people now adays seem to think grease zerts mean nothing... Also longer control arms will ease the strain on your ball joints that you now have added to putting the leveling kit on. and it will recenter the axel.

 

You need to read this thread https://www.dieselbombers.com/5-9l-2...ing-cheap.html Thats what I'm planning on doing when my tie rods wear out.

 

Bryce, it says page not found for that link

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https://www.dieselbombers.com/5-9l-2...ing-cheap.html

there i fixed it

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maybe not

one more try
https://www.dieselbombers.com/5-9l-2...ing-cheap.html

 

Cheapest place I've found to get the mopar 52122362AF kit is amazon or ebay.

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Go into 24v performance section and look for bomb-proof bolt on 2nd gen steering! cheap! Thats where its at. Was on page 3.

 

I forgot about that!!! thanks bryce

 

yep i feel like an idiot now

 

Not sure why the link isn't working but you can type bomb proof 2nd gen steering in the search box and you want to read the post by bryson.

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As far as ball joints goes, moog is good but I've also heard that XRF ball joints are very good.

 

yea i couldnt for the life of me get the link working

 

One more thing to consider is a steering box brace. I got mine off ebay for $100. You might not notice a big difference with it on yours but when I had a 6" lift and 38s on mine the brace made huge difference. Really tightened up the steering.