Front End Rebuild....parts help.

[Rodzlla]

It has been a little while since I have been focused on my truck. It is a shame really. I noticed a tire going flat a couple days ago. I took it over to Firestone to have it looked at and asked them to check the alignment while they had it.

They called to let me know they patched the tire, but could not address the alignment. They said the right front steering and suspension components have excessive play. They said:

1-right inner and outer tie rod ends need replaced.
2-right front hub assembly needs replaced.
3-lower right ball joint needs replaced.

Their cost was $2,225. That number is too big. I will be doing this work myself.

I need a bit of help. Primarily, I seek your expertise.

Can someone provide the part numbers for the 16mm upgraded versions from Moog or GM? I am also open to upgraded custom ends, if reasonably priced.

I am looking at the Timkin or AC Delco hub assembly. It is hard to argue with the lifetime Timkin warranty, but this is not something I want to do again anytime soon. Thoughts?

I am likely going to replace the lower control arm with a GM part, if I can find one, but what about the Dorman or MAS arms? Is the extra coin spent on GM OEM unit worth it?

 

[Happy Hummer]

Lol!
That price is peachy...

I've actually got Timken & Moog hubs on Happy and they both behaved themselves thus far.
Moog @ Advanced Auto provided 3 yrs. return policy with was decent. Timken was from Amazon prime & only gave a 1 yr.
We went with Moog parts for the Miss' H3 and Moog UCA's.

 

[4speedfunk]

Outfitter Design steering rack kit. Most likely the issue is the rack bushings, not the tie rods or hubs.

 

[alrock]

Outfitter Design steering rack kit. Most likely the issue is the rack bushings, not the tie rods or hubs.

Bushings are a likely cause, but it's very reasonable to wear out the inner tie rod too and to a lesser extent the rack itself. I replaced an inner tie rod about a year ago. If you're getting in there I would definitely get a bushing kit, but please consider it could be the tie rods too.

I went with the Timken bearing in the front end from Rockauto.com, Timken SP550311, $158 shipped
Tie rods - GM doesn't still produce the 14mm so the chances of getting those are slim. They were silver, 16mm are black. Inner: [FONT=&quot]http://a.co/d/a4dTeQr Outer: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]http://a.co/d/8ssLr7K
[/FONT]Ball joint - you can do this yourself with a loaner ball joint press from the parts store. [FONT=&quot]http://a.co/d/ijS9oan

It's worth reviewing your upper and lower control arms at this time. Check out the bushings to make sure that they haven't deteriorated or squeezed out, like they can do on the lower. UCAs are replaced as an assembly; on the LCA, you can replace the bushings and ball joint yourself.

BTW, I would not fully trust the Firestone report. Check these components yourself. Spin the wheel and listing for ugly noise. Get a second person, lift the front and and move the tire back and forth. Look to see if the entire rack moves (bushings) or if just the tie rod end moves in relation to the rack (tie rod).[/FONT]

 

[MilamJR]

Looks like you have a H3 but for a H2 this would probably be the way I would go.

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[Traxx]

After replacing both new Timken hubs within 7k miles I put in Delco ones. Dorman arms are crap, wore the ball joint out of one in 5k miles, didn't bother waiting for the other one to go so replaced both of them so I didn't have to do it twice. Not sure of your mileage but while you have it apart great time to replace the lower ball joints which is a pretty common wear item. Get the Moog premium ones so the zirk fitting is in the right spot, the regular ones have the fitting on the top and is impossible to get to unless you pull the cv shaft.