Getting ready to get the front end all back together and need to replace the pitman arm because we had to destroy the joint on the trail to make a fix to get the truck out and home.

Just wondering if there is any problem with getting an Autozone/Napa Pitman or should I be looking for something else. Prefer one with a zerk if possible. Anyone know a part number from somewhere off hand with a grase-fitting?

Truck has 4"lift / 33" tires if that matters.

 

I had issues with one from advanced, but it was the cheapest available. It didn't have the marks to line it up on the spline shaft so that was a guessing game. The stud at the joint was longer than the original so I had to get creative to make it work. It did come with a zerk.

 

I got a Beck/Arnley pitman for $53 from rockauto and it turned out to be the OEM Sankei, right down to the "555" on the casting. It doesn't have a zerk, but it's a nice part.

They sell a Moog for 5 bucks more that does have a grease fitting - I'm sure that's a decent part. I have a Moog idler that works well, but I found it rusted up fairly quickly.

 

I went with napa/altrom for price but the salesguy said that he's seen oem pieces come out of the box too....mine wasn't oem. with the idler- what a cheap design, I drilled a hole in the body and put a zerk in it myself.