1965 Valiant front end rebuild

with the lowers and uppers i think it depends a bit on the grease

originally had the mopar long strand multi-mileage stuff (sodium or barium based stuff)
i have a small quantity left in my gun but i can't get any more

the only thing similar was Texaco/Chevron Marfac but i never worked out which one, there are 2 or 3 grades.
you can still buy marfac but only in huge drums. you have to borrow a cup from your local train or bus depot...

hence if the manufacturers follow the standard design in all but the grease maybe that's why they wear out .

is the grease in them now just for transport/protection. is it the stuff they put in their track rods ends which these days are probably nylon/plastic lined?

the equivalent of wheel bearing grease is no good.
its designed to let ball bearings or rollers roll, rather than skid and flat spot, and we need a grease that promotes skid/slide rather than one that guards against it.

if the joints where modern plastic socket joints then this isn't an issue. but i don't think they are, i think they still follow the 1950s/60s metal ball in metal socket with crimped in metal tension plate on the back type design. i.e you can not pull the ball out the front.

king pin/steering swivel grease might work.... again its got different properties from bearing grease.

i.e does the current manufacturer of top and bottom balljoints for mopars set us up to fail from day 1 by using the wrong grease at the point of manufacture because that's what they use in every other product line they make.. $600 drums of MARFAC for 1 product line probably makes no economic sense

dunno... just wiffle waffle, but new joints, i'd fill with the correct grease, if i could get it

Dave