Front End Rebuild Questions
 

Any recommendations for good quality wheel bearings? I'm looking for some heavy duty bearings that won't need to be replaced every 50K miles. I'm running after market wheels with more offset and bigger tires than stock. They are only 18 inch wheels and 305 tires, so I can't imagine them eating up my wheel bearings that fast, but.....

Also looking for some good recommendations for a front end overhaul - bushings, ball joints, etc. I plan on running this truck into the ground cause I'm sick of payments.

Any info/help would be greatly appreciated.

Never found any but i would be interested as well if somebody has. I was looking at a hub kit that adds locking hubs but replacing one of those would be hella expensive. a set runs around 1500, and i'm not sure about warranty or how heavy duty they are

Use Moog everything. They are greasable. They are lifetime warranty. They are a VERY good chassis part. The only problem is they are pretty pricey no matter where you go.

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Also, when doing the upper ball joints, Moog makes an adjustable one which is a great upgrade from the stock ones. It adds 1* positive caster I believe.

I picked up Timken's from partsgeek.com for a good price. Not sure how long they will last yet, but I know Timken is a good brand and for $400 less than the dealer's price each I figured it was worth a shot! Next time I will be doing Spyntec's free hub conversion.

Thanks for the info and input guys. Much appreciated.:rocking:

I went with Moog. Yep, they are expensive, but you'll only have to pay for them, once. As far as the adjustables, don't bother. Solid axle doesn't need them or use them. Toe in/out is the only adjustment that you can make once the joints are installed. Unless you really feel like pulling BJ's to trial & error your adjustments! :c:

Yep did everything in MOOG about a month ago. I completely agree with not getting the adjustable ones! My truck aligned perfect without them, they are more or less for trucks that have been in accidents :D