One of the problems with running a heavy grease or lube on dirt is that it collects all of the dust and grit that comes into the cockpit and that causes the ball and housing to wear prematurely.

The new seals offered by Seals it help stop some of that, but it still causes a gritty mess to clean.

That is why teams are using the Graphite dry film or a lube like the Alisyn as they are not heavy and don't collect the dirt and grit as bad.

Whtever works for anyone is fine with me, I'm just giving some of the reasons that I have found personally and what I have learned from others.