Idler Arm

[90 Silverado]

1990 1500 2WD , idler arm is shot, non heavy duty suspension, hearing replacement ones don't last, can anyone recommend a good one?

Is there a difference between Regular or Heavy Duty ones?

Eyeing a Moog Heavy Duty one with the grease fitting on the side but not sure it will fit.

Thanks, Doug

 

[SUBURBAN5]

1990 1500 2WD , idler arm is shot, non heavy duty suspension, hearing replacement ones don't last, can anyone recommend a good one?

Is there a difference between Regular or Heavy Duty ones?

Eyeing a Moog Heavy Duty one with the grease fitting on the side but not sure it will fit.

Thanks, Doug

Heres my input . Bought a professional ac delco idler arm from rockauto. It's been good so far. Came with a long hose for the grease fitting. My whole front end new btw. Tire to tire. Cant complain yet. I'll snap a pic

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Heres how they look

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[96-2D-Hoe]

Moog worked fine for me on my 96 4WD.

That extension hose for the Idler is supposed to get bolted somewhere. I put mine on the sway bar bracket.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Moog worked fine for me on my 96 4WD.

That extension hose for the Idler is supposed to get bolted somewhere. I put mine on the sway bar bracket.

I had it attached to my lower fanshroud where the hole is. When I got in my crash took everything apart and never clipped it back lol

 

[90 Silverado]

Thanks , yours looks different than mine, this is the one I'm looking at (7 star review)

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Moog K6483T

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Are most of front end components new?

 

[90 Silverado]

Are most of front end components new?

No 110k miles, only replaced left upper control arm bushings, idler arm is shot, everything else is tight.

Just wondering if the drag link hole the idler arm goes into is the same on all suspensions, really no way to tell from the stuff online.

Doug

 

[SUBURBAN5]

For 2wd I would think the same but 4wd. Nope also c1500 yes. 2500 or more nope. I was trying to see the other side of the idler arm. Do you have another angle?

 

[Jglew82]

I used the heavy duty Delco Idler on my 1990 2wd in place of the standard duty one that came on the truck. It fit fine - the bracket is a bit thicker and the arm itself is beefy as hell.