medicbaldwin Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) So my 95 needs new U-joints and i'm curious if anybody is/has used Duralast (Autozone) brand u-joints or suspension parts? What luck have you had with them? Recommendations? Autozone is 1/2 mile from my house vs. rockauto which is at least 3 days shipping Edited September 17, 2012 by medicbaldwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Yes, i used Autozone and didn't hvae any issues with installation/fitment and they have zerk holes so make sure you have the appropriate fittings too. I only drove the Pathy for about 20k miles after replacement before getting rid of it, but no issues in that time... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 If the joints come with the straight Zerks replace the Zerks with 45 degree Zerks, it makes servicing the joints much quicker. Any replaceable u-joint that has grease fittings needs too be greased at every oil change. As far as Duralast u-joints there fine, I have 20k on 1 at this moment and I've greased it once and never have noticed any problems. If your truck saw high tourqe loads (towing, drag racing, rock bumping) on the shaft I would get a higher grade one but for any dd its fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nice that they still have grease fittings, a lot of parts these days are coming sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicbaldwin Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 thanks for the heads up. I noticed duralast has two or three different "grades" of U-joints. Price wise they're about the same, so i'll go with the heavier duty set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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