If the original equipment lasted 200k miles I would see if OE is available. Will it cost more? Yup. Is not doing the front end again in two years worth it? Yup. I once had a 3/4 ton GMC I rebuild the front end on. I used AutoZone Duralast parts. Lifetime warranty. I collected on the warranty 20k miles later and did part of the job again. I really do like repairing things, but I don't like doing a job twice because parts are junk.
Rick From: [email protected] Sent: April 2, 2022 6:16 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [MBZ] OT Truck front end parts I have a set of Bilstein shocks on the way that are supposed to be here Monday for the 02 Duramax with 225k miles. I am sure nothing has ever been done to the front end. I am sure the shocks are original. Anyway, got it up on the lift today to take a look at it and get ready for the shock replacement. Looking at the front end appears at the very least it needs upper ball joints and tie rods. Tomorrow I will go pry around on it to see if the lower ball joints are loose but the boots are not split. Thats not to say they wont be soon. Thinking I might need to just go ahead and replace them also but it does require a lot more disassembly than just the uppers. Also need to see if the upper control arm bushings have slop in them. If so, probably will just replace the whole control arm. Anybody know what the good steering and suspension parts are for these Moog? Something else? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
