front end time..

dieselbeef

dieselbeef

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needs upper ball joints and one of the tie rod ends so..gonna do it all

2001 and a 2002..

theres a bunch of upgrades..better stuff

want the emf ball joints...450 for moog...650 for the emf so..no brainer

isnt there an upgrade kit for the linkages? i think moog has the stock stuff which is probly good enough

otherwise im gonna go to oriellys and just get the linkage kit as an assembly

ill continue my search
 
all mopar stuff with moog balljoints is avail on amazon..

some of the stuff i read says the pitman arm needs change too..others dont change it..id rather not ..but the upgraded style is gonna happen on both trucks and all new balljoints too..one truck is 245k..the other is 285k on original parts

1200$ each plus 150 ea alignment..geezus fook
 
dieselbeef said:
all mopar stuff with moog balljoints is avail on amazon..

some of the stuff i read says the pitman arm needs change too..others dont change it..id rather not ..but the upgraded style is gonna happen on both trucks and all new balljoints too..one truck is 245k..the other is 285k on original parts

1200$ each plus 150 ea alignment..geezus fook
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I believe the pitman arm swap is only on 3rd gens.

I very much prefer the OE Spicer ball joints over a Moog or their equivalent, but it appears that the Spicers are on eternal back order or are discontinued...
2000 2001 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 3500 4X4 Front Axle Ball Joints Dana 60 Balljoints | CM Gearworks

Its likely time to replace the half shaft joints as well.
 
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245k and 285k on factory ball joints? I didn’t know a second gen front end would stay together that long! You got your money’s worth.
 
1320Cummins said:
I believe the pitman arm swap is only on 3rd gens.

I very much prefer the OE Spicer ball joints over a Moog or their equivalent, but it appears that the Spicers are on eternal back order or are discontinued...
2000 2001 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 3500 4X4 Front Axle Ball Joints Dana 60 Balljoints | CM Gearworks

Its likely time to replace the half shaft joints as well.
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the moog are actually greaseable..other than some emf or carli..dynatracks they seem to be the best option...
 
Moog is greasable, but don’t last. If you plan to put another 170k on the truck, you will be replacing those moog joints again. One thing about moog is the lifetime warranty.
We have a truck in the fleet with 450k. Paid for moogs once, the other three sets after that have been free from same auto parts store. Same goes for moog u-joints.

I like spicer products. They might not be greasable, but they last. Or you can be cheap house brand joints and drill/tap your own grease fitting. I’ve done that many times.
 
We go with that Dodge brand kit 1320 mentioned. Seems to out perform the aftermarket as far as life goes. Sure the lifetime warranty is nice, if your time isn't of value. I'm sure you're not getting paid to replace shit.
 
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Carli doesn't make 2nd gen ball joints. I've heard people have bad luck with dynatrac. Only ones I've heard of people not having issues with is EMF if you've installed them you'd know. But if you don't beat the truck and OEM's have lasted that long then why no another set of those.
 
ill be getting the moog..in stock here and greaseable so...the rest of the stuff is oem mopar but i cant find an oem balljoint
 
I would advise against Moog for the 4x4. They’re good on the RWD, but I’ve never seen any last in a 4x4. 15 years ago we installed many sets of Napa Gold that were made by Spicer. I can’t attest now to their quality or if they’re still made by Spicer.
 
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I would advise against Moog for the 4x4. They’re good on the RWD, but I’ve never seen any last in a 4x4. 15 years ago we installed many sets of Napa Gold that were made by Spicer. I can’t attest now to their quality or if they’re still made by Spicer.
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I personally have nothing good to say about the Moog RWD lower BJ (K7369).
One drive through downtown houston and at least one of those things is communicating in morse code :bang
 
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I personally have nothing good to say about the Moog RWD lower BJ (K7369).
One drive through downtown houston and at least one of those things is communicating in morse code :bang
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I replaced the OE ball joints on my ‘95 and then on the ‘98 RWD 2500’s with Moog and never had an issue. The ones on the ‘95 had @ 200K on them when it was totaled and the ‘98’s had @ 200K on them when I sold it.
 
i looked into the reviews kinda thing for the moog and hardly saw any failure crybabies..

them spicers are sweet but pricey..they got the oversize too..which i dont need but shows they got all the stuff....good link thanks..
 
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