grease points on 73-87 front suspension?

[cell]

Somewhere along the way car manufacturers started moving away from grease points and using "sealed" front end components which you didn't have to grease (in theory...).

I have heard these sealed front ends wear out faster, so I am wondering, were there any changes with regard to the number of grease points from 73 to 87, or are they all essentially the same (for 1/2 ton)? I will be doing a crossmember swap on a 67 pickup in the near future, and want all the grease points I can get!

[Tx Firefighter]

If you want lots of grease points, you might try to find a 71 or 72 crossmember to swap in. They still had steel greasable control arm bushings, which add 8 more zerks over the 73-87 rubber bushing style.

[boxrodz]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

If you want lots of grease points, you might try to find a 71 or 72 crossmember to swap in. They still had steel greasable control arm bushings, which add 8 more zerks over the 73-87 rubber bushing style.

Tx-
I thought that some of the trucks from 73-79 (?) had greaseble control arm bushings in some of the catalogs I came across. Maybe, it was for illustration purposes only. I don't remember if the 73 has the greaseable bushings.

Cell-
The 83 has rubber control arm bushings, but all other parts have zerk fittings. To reduce road vibration/noise, the rubber bushings version are probably an improvement over the metal bushings version.

[Tx Firefighter]

Boxrodz, you do have a point. I know 3/4 and 1 ton trucks still used the steel greasable bushings for many more years. I believe through the late 80's