I'm on my third set of front end links. Moog isn't as good as it used to be and
found that, that changed when they sold out and the new owner went to China...
On my second steering box and this one needs tightening.
The last 4-6 years has had the Sub become weekender just to keep the fluids flowing
Tow only occasionally. Retired to take care of both parents...and both are now gone
after +12 years. Will resume this kind of stuff soon...
Put on over 100K miles in around 5 years. Bought new. Now at +18 years
old, it is at +165K VERY HARD miles
Am anal about lube and other stuff.
Lube all zerks at each oil change, which I do myself. Ditto AFT flush. Ditto
power steering fluid. Ditto brake fluid. Ditto coolant (went to
American Green) I use synthetic lube filled with MolyB. Add MolyB to
my liquid lube. Now going over to Tungsten as MolyB is harder to find
at the cost and particulate sizing. Even have synthetic in my oil can
and that too has MolyB powder mixed in (have a $5 buck Oyster blender
from Goodwill to mix my Molyb & Tungsten powder into the lube)
You have to put this into context.
Sure the OP's usage has a good/great track record...but not in my usage
Over sized tires. Over sized alloys (10 inch wide, bead to bead) with a MINUS
3 inch offset that increases over all track to around +10.5 inches (wider than stock)
Serious off roader, but nothing like the old days with the K5 or FJ40. Lazy
and move boulders (small ones under ~24" in dia) with my power steering and
tires. Ditto for both the FJ40 and K5. They both had larger tires, but
live axle. They had a tougher life both on pavement and off. Both
did NOT have the issues I've had with the Sub's front end.
On pavement with good traction will leave tire marks just turning the steering
wheel while stopped. Same thing moving VERY slowly on pavement. Has to do with
the weight of the 8.6GVWR, Big Block, 4x4 and the 1 ton front torsion springs
(I ordered the snow plow prep package that begets those springs) Also
has to do with GREAT traction from this setup
Love driving the Sub while empty and just me....like a 'car'. That boy racer
will be with me till the day I die. Love IFS on pavement for it's
precision and reaction times
Drove all of my 4x4's HARD off road and on pavement. Just that the Sub is a
whale and can't do them as well in either.
Love the IFS on pavement, but hate it off roading.
Again, gotta take these things in context...mine just plain wore out
from my kind of usage...
