chasing creaks and sqeaks up front...

[sanhozeezee]

so i was playing around with installing new carbs last week and decided to drive without my radio on (its almost always on) and i noticed damn, what's up with all the squeaks and creaks up front?!?!? sounds like old motel 6 bed.

the suspension is pretty new (about 1k miles). i have a narrowed beam, drop spindles, disc brakes etc. and i've greased the zerks as far as i know. when i grab the drip rail above the drivers door and rock the bus side to side, i notice that it sounds like my torsion arms are dry.

i have the red poly bushings with a zerk but i do recall it greases the outer bushing and the beam. the parts that move are the control arms and the inner sleeve of the bushing so i'm wondering if there is a zerk for that?

[peecee69]

[sanhozeezee]

what's the alternative? i really like the stock needle bearings it came with before i swapped the beam. does anyone know if they sell them for aftermarket beams?

[cru62]

https://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...spheader=1

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[peecee69]

[sanhozeezee]

getting back to the front end... my original beam had needle bearings, do they make them for aftermarket beams? otherwise, i’m gonna pick up some of that poly grease.