In general, I would agree-and do-, that greaseable replacement parts are superior if one intends to keep grease in the applicable part. I have greasable replacement parts in my wife's old f-150 and am fairly confident that greasing everything every 4-5K at an oil change will keep those parts good for a very long time.
However, in my vehicle, I drive 1K miles a week over some REALLY bad stretches of road, which has destroyed my suspension in roughly 70K miles. I intend to change my ball joints and possibly tie rod ends when i throw new struts on the front.
My questions are:
A) Given my OCI, which is when I do my maintenance, would 12K miles (three months) be too long to go between greasing suspension parts? I don't really want to have to grease once a month if mileage is an issue.
B) With the criteria being "comes with a lifetime warranty", what would be the best bang for buck suspension parts? I do my own work, so really I just want something that will last roughly 50K (one year) before I have to replace it. It seems like Azone sells all greasable stuff, and I have seen sealed parts from AAP (since I have both types on my Wife's truck).
However, in my vehicle, I drive 1K miles a week over some REALLY bad stretches of road, which has destroyed my suspension in roughly 70K miles. I intend to change my ball joints and possibly tie rod ends when i throw new struts on the front.
My questions are:
A) Given my OCI, which is when I do my maintenance, would 12K miles (three months) be too long to go between greasing suspension parts? I don't really want to have to grease once a month if mileage is an issue.
B) With the criteria being "comes with a lifetime warranty", what would be the best bang for buck suspension parts? I do my own work, so really I just want something that will last roughly 50K (one year) before I have to replace it. It seems like Azone sells all greasable stuff, and I have seen sealed parts from AAP (since I have both types on my Wife's truck).