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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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i cannot find the 1s i want! ive had the parts guy at the dealership i work at look for like 2 weeks and he cant find em. i want NON GREASABLE that are not precision u joints. cant find em cept for chrysler u joints that r 88 bux dealer cost! any1 no where i can get some?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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i know the realy good ones are like $250 a piece out of a company in the dieselpowermag
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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find your local dana/spicer dealer.

Your not going to find a GOOD and CHEAP u-joint. if you buy cheap you get cheap, thats life.

When i rebuilt my front end i had ordered up all of my stuff from a driveline shop (pats driveline/the gear center) and the genuine spicer/dana u-joints are F'n beefy looking!

They are much like some of the aftermarket units, they are beefy forged units, non greasable.
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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Yup, you get what you pay for IMO....
 
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Old May 1, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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yeah thats true but im lookin at 100 bux a u joint thats rediculous i guess i have no choice
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 09:31 AM
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Why do you want them non-greaseable? I always thought that having fresh grease pushed in there often would extend the life of components considerablly.
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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Greasable u-joints are hollow which severely weakens them
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ykdave
Greasable u-joints are hollow which severely weakens them
well yes thats true but there only needed if you truck is only used for full time offroading or sledpulling. there a bi@ch on the road
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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well i ended up gettin some greaseable duralasts for now, if i decide to do some sledpulling ill swap em out but for now i need to get my truck goin
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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Duralast im sorry. those are the ones i went with first, didnt last more than a month
 
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