Hey all, making a thread for a series of parts being replaced with mostly better or stock ones. My front end has all original parts and the truck has just now hit 130k miles. (13’ 6.2 lariat ccsb 3.73 gears) my steering has loosened up a bit since I got it last year at 108k. My end goal is to replace all suspension to a 4” lift with new radius arms or 4 link and new leafs and maybe bags in the back. That goal is not as important as I have to take care of functionality first. My outer tierod end has been deemed on its way out and my drag link end is probably just as bad. I decided after much deliberation to go with the synergy steering kit (finally coughed up the dough today). I figured the parts would be a decent pain to get out and at that point I should just replace the tie rods and the draglink as a whole
together. I liked the fact it was a beefier than stock and it had greasable parts and how it was one piece without that collar. I wish it wasn’t so so expensive but I’m sure it’ll be worth it. I plan
on getting a new trac bar down the line with the 4” lift kit I’ve been eyeing. I am wondering tho has anyone had this kit installed on their rig and how they like it? Lastly wondering how these parts will affect lifting the truck later on. Will post some
updated when I get it out on and pictures when I get it in the mail. Thanks ps. I also picked up an afe power throttle body spacer to see if it really adds any power. I’ll update on that too.

 

Got the synergy kit in there and a dual stabilizer instead of the higher up single oem one. I’ve seen some ppl out there that left the higher stabilizer on but I doubt it’s really doing much maybe maybe not, this kit is awesome my front end feels new again and steering is so tight. I’m super pleased. For those of you in New England area check out JRB performance and customs llc, great shop they helped me out with the install. Great guys and very experienced and will make sure to get everything you asked and more. But seriously the kits so expensive but so worth it, everything feels insanely beefy especially lateral movement/ torsion and hitting bumps and such, I may opt for the trac bar that they came out with but maybe not as the lift I want comes with one, we’ll see, 1000% recommend

 

I gotta ask, what's with the spike lug nuts thru the factory center cap?

 

there just push on over the wheel hub caps