Inner wear on the front tires
Guess the Chevy platform isn't infallible after all. Have put almost 8k after buying in 2013, 6k this year alone. Definite wear on both inner sides on the front. At this rate it'll be the same as my g...
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^^^^ Absolutely!!! The Chevy has two bushings per Control Arm times four arms. That's eight bushings. That plus four Ball Joints. Ford has one Axle Bushing and one Radius Arm Bushing per side, for four bushings total. Plus four Ball Joints. I think that Chevy uses an Idler Arm which introduces more chances for wear than Ford since Ford has no Idler.
I've done a lot of front end rebuilds and what I noticed was that shops tended to focus on Ball Joints and ignore Bushings.
I also found that new BUSHINGS really helped bring back that New Car Feeling. So if you get into bushing work, you may be able to find improvements over OEM. OEM is Rubber and there are probably Poly aftermarket replacements. They tighten up the handling. They might transfer more road feel and noise to the cabin, but I don't think you'd notice it in a loaded Class C.
I've done a lot of front end rebuilds and what I noticed was that shops tended to focus on Ball Joints and ignore Bushings.
I also found that new BUSHINGS really helped bring back that New Car Feeling. So if you get into bushing work, you may be able to find improvements over OEM. OEM is Rubber and there are probably Poly aftermarket replacements. They tighten up the handling. They might transfer more road feel and noise to the cabin, but I don't think you'd notice it in a loaded Class C.
