Front Suspension question(s)

[grogman45459]

With 133K on my '01 YXL 1500 front(all original) end, can someone give me an idea of what I should be looking to swap out(and what to replace with) and what it would cost?

 

When driving straight down the road at any speed, a sound will start up on the drivers side that sounds like sand and gravel swirling around in the bottom of a metal garbage can. It comes and gos. Last night i jacked up the front end and with my hands at 9 and 3 I could teeter both wheels back and fourth, so some good slop on both sides there. Tie rods, ball joints, shocks? Everything?

 

Thanks!

[Jsdirt]

The way you described that sound tells me hub bearings. The sound will be louder turning one direction at speed ( such as a sweeping turn on a rural highway ), then quiet the other direction. Replace both, if that's what it is.

 

They're between $150 -$200 at autoparts chain stores.

[grogman45459]

Should those be Timken, or is a hub bearing a hub bearing? thanks.

[Jsdirt]

Timken has been a solid brand for years now, however nowadays it seems nothing lasts anymore. But so far, the 2 Timkens I installed in a customer's 99 Blazer last March are still holding up.

[grogman45459]

Thanks - so with a little help(ok it was alot of help!) from a friend, we replaced both front hubs, both inner tie rods and the pitman arm. Gave her an alignment and all is good, quiet, and tight again for now.

[Jsdirt]

Good deal!

 

Someday I'll gather up the motivation to replace the lower ball joints on my 51k mile '07 ....