switch to Dana balljoints?
 

Im in need of some new ball joints, real soon.. I currently have Moog and they are under warranty. But I'm looking at some Dana Spicer ball joints.. here is a link. http://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/p207...ge_ram_25.html

$70 bucks for 2 ball joints seems like a dang good deal, especially for Dana. So if it was you, would you warranty out the Moog for more memory steering or spend the 140 for new Dana Spicer ball joints?? Thanks!

Since I haven't heard of Moog fixing their 2000-up ball joints, I would without question spend the money and put the Dana's in.

I hate doing balljoints, to me it is worth not having to do them again.

You only want to do this job once. Dynatrac or Carli.

I had MOOG's put in a few years back when I did mine and they still are holding up well,however, my local shop says they are getting harder to get...

Dana/Spicer has always had a good rep as far as I know and that is a good price.

that's the only way to go. I have a set of the dynatrac sitting here waiting on me to put them in.[guitar]

I agree with this also. Carli or Dynatrac are the way to go.

Thanks for the Input guys. I have a few questions with the rebuildable ball joints.. does anyone know the cost of the "rebuild" kits ? It says on the website to rebuild them at home costs less than the price of having OEM joints installed by a shop which can easily be north of the $1000 mark. There's no way I can justify putting $800 ball joints in a truck now, with it having close to 500k on the odometer... Labor on these front ends doesn't bother me, I'm used to swinging at frozen king pins on class 8 truck.. [dummy]

From what I understand there is a 'value' and a 'pro' line in Dana Spicer ball joints, I'm going to do some calling around tomorrow just to pick a few brains.

Upon a little research Dynatrac does not offer a set of ball joints for 00-02 trucks.. Upgrading to their Dana 60 knuckles is needed.

On the other hand people with 2000 thru 2002 trucks are at another loss.. only the lower ball joints are load bearing, the uppers are just there to hold the spindle. IMO too much weight for 2 joints, I don't care who the manufacture is..

There is one issue that you should be aware of especially if you plan on replacing them yourself. Some ball joint companies manufacture their products with knurls or splines which tend to open up the axle housing some. When the time comes to replace them again,it becomes a challenge to seat the new ball joint properly. If one then chooses a smooth surfaced ball joint, it may slip in too easily and rotate sloppily in the axle housing. If you are replacing factory ball joints I recommend replacing them with smooth surfaced products only. Luckily, Dynatrac does manufacture ball joints for those folks that have replaced them a few times and have wallowed the holes out.

Given that the labor rates associated with installing them can be cost prohibitive, I believe in purchasing a quality product the first time. Paying labor or performing the work myself to replace them again and again seems senseless, even if the product is warranted.

The Dynatrac rebuild kit can be purchased for 199.00.

HOW MUCH? :o

Man, I need to turn my shop into a service facility.........

I could do like 2 jobs a month and make more money than I am now......[laugh]

:o holy mucho dinero Batman