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I watched his videos and posts on those ball joints wearing out and I also read your entire thread where you put the plate, and I put a plate on one of mine that's going out. (Posted in what have you done to your 5 ton) The one with the rectangle already attached I assume was built like that...

I agree, the original lasted a long time, even simp said he has 2 still original on his truck! The safety plate saves me some work doing it myself and obviously makes the problem less severe if they do let go.

I've been reading and researching on these bushings and I'm leaning towards the ones with the preinstalled safety plate. Like the korean deuce thread style. The HD style look interesting due to the lack of rubber to deteriorate on a truck that admitedly sits a lot, especially during summer...

I thought the same thing, I'd install it with a spacer. Thankfully mine tested good when I checked them a couple months ago, I do need to drive mine more though. I may look into installing plates while on the truck.