Upper/Lower Control Arms

[Spacecase544]

Well it's that time...

Gotta replace most of the front end, upper/lower control arm bushings, sway bar end links, passenger side ball joints, etc.  I am waiting to hear back from Cognito on warranty replacements for the HD tie rods I installed...they seem to be shot too. 

I replaced the driver side ball joints a few months ago, but I will have to re-press out the lower, since it appears I put the grease fitting in the wrong place.  I am considering just getting the Duralast setups...99 for uppers and 103 for lowers with a limited lifetime warranty.  Anyone had any experience?

While I am in there, I figure at just shy of 150k is a good time to replace the wheel bearings.  Good time or are they still good for a while?

[Nate]

if you got 150k on wheel bearings, you did darned good!

maybe think about the rare parts gen 2 tie rod ends.

[TexasRedNeck]

Im a fan of just doing it all at once.  I hate having to go back and piece meal it in.  Do it all at once and then you should be good to go for another 150k

[Flyin6]

if you got 150k on wheel bearings, you did darned good!

maybe think about the rare parts gen 2 tie rod ends.

I'll second those Rare Parts Gen 2 Tie rods. I'm running them and finally I have a tie rod that is holding up to a 6" lift and 35" tires...

[Spacecase544]

Well I will look at the Rare Parts if Cognito doesn't replace these ones under warranty. 

That's kinda what i was figuring with the bearings too...I was hoping to get a little more out of them but I'll take what I got.

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[KensAuto]

What year is your truck? I assume Dmax?

[Spacecase544]

Ken:

I have a 2005 3/4 ton 4x4 Dmax.

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[Bear9350]

May not be a bad idea to look at the pitman and idler while you are at it.

[Spacecase544]

I replaced those in 2012 with MOOGs before I deployed.

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[KensAuto]

'05 ? definately replace the bearings. I've seen some Pre-'04s go well past 200k on originals. They changed something in '04 (vendor?grease quality/quantity?) and I've had to change them in as little as 60k.....so I would consider you pretty lucky to get 150 !!

[Spacecase544]

Ok so when I replace them go with the Timkens? Or autozone stock?

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[TexasRedNeck]

Im a fan of the Timkens, which I just installed on my LB7.  Best deal I could find was on fleabay

[Bear9350]

I would go with the timken brand also.

[JR]

Can't add much to the above but my Cognito tie rods are wore out. I went with Napa lifetimes and sleeves.

Got the timkens too from Ebay for 137 each, best price going.

I have gone through lots of upper ball joints and even carry a spare.

[Spacecase544]

So I forgot to update, but the job is complete.

Over $1700 in parts later, I have replaced 2x upper and 2x lower control arms, wheel bearings, steering stabilizer, bump stops on both sides, found a broken shock on the driver's side, and a torn CV boot on the passenger side and traded out the worn-out Cognito tie rods for some Rare Parts.  At this point, since I replaced the steering and idler arms a few years back, I think I have replaced just about everything except the driver's side CV axle.

And it only took 9 days from start to finish.

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