Ball joint question and pricing
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Laughing Gas
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Ball joint question and pricing
So I'm tracking down the parts for doing my axle rebuild, and I'm having some seriously conflicting prices on the ball joints for the Dana 50. I'm looking the get my bushings and tie rod parts from Energy Suspension (and get the body mounts/leaf bushings and crap all at the same time).
PROTHANE 62027 Total Kit
But the ball joints are $25 each upper and lower on LMCtruck.com.
LMC Truck Parts - Page 120
Yet the uppers are $47 each, and $67 each for lower.
Upper - MOOG-K80026 Front Upper Ball Joint
Lower - MOOG MOOG-K8435 Lower Ball Joint
Having never bought these parts before for my truck, I don't know what the difference is, if Moog is a better company, if LMC are oem parts, etc.
I'm looking for the better parts but I'd rather not pay twice as much for the same quality of part.
PROTHANE 62027 Total Kit
But the ball joints are $25 each upper and lower on LMCtruck.com.
LMC Truck Parts - Page 120
Yet the uppers are $47 each, and $67 each for lower.
Upper - MOOG-K80026 Front Upper Ball Joint
Lower - MOOG MOOG-K8435 Lower Ball Joint
Having never bought these parts before for my truck, I don't know what the difference is, if Moog is a better company, if LMC are oem parts, etc.
I'm looking for the better parts but I'd rather not pay twice as much for the same quality of part.
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Laughing Gas
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Yeah thats odd. I just pieced the parts together that are in the kit, here are the links.
Rear Link Spring & Shackle Bushings - Energy Suspension 4.2140 Rear Leaf Spring and Shackle Bushings - With Molded In Frame Shackle Bushings
Front Sping Bushings - Energy Suspension 4.2121 Front Leaf Spring and Shackle Bushings - w 2inch I.D.
Body Mount Bushings - Energy Suspension 4.4107 Body - Frame Mount Bushings
Axle Pivot bushings - Energy Suspension 4.3133 Axel Pivot Bushings
Tie Rod Dust Boot - Energy Suspension 9.13101 Front Tie Rod Dust Boots
Total came to $204.51 w/ free shipping.
Rear Link Spring & Shackle Bushings - Energy Suspension 4.2140 Rear Leaf Spring and Shackle Bushings - With Molded In Frame Shackle Bushings
Front Sping Bushings - Energy Suspension 4.2121 Front Leaf Spring and Shackle Bushings - w 2inch I.D.
Body Mount Bushings - Energy Suspension 4.4107 Body - Frame Mount Bushings
Axle Pivot bushings - Energy Suspension 4.3133 Axel Pivot Bushings
Tie Rod Dust Boot - Energy Suspension 9.13101 Front Tie Rod Dust Boots
Total came to $204.51 w/ free shipping.
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From: Mi'kma'ki
my (most likely original from '93) ball joints went south after plowing last year.i researched the web and most say you get what you pay for when it comes to ball joints and MOOG's where the #1 recommended by everyone and their brother i saw searching (a few odd ball brands here and there,but nothing that stood out like MOOG.)
being a miserable job to replace,id like to go a couple years at a time on a set of joints lol.
better search amazon too.thats where i got mine.they have the upper K80026 beat to your link by a long shot.
being a miserable job to replace,id like to go a couple years at a time on a set of joints lol.
better search amazon too.thats where i got mine.they have the upper K80026 beat to your link by a long shot.
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Laughing Gas
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I get the feeling mine are origional as well, when I was under there doing the steering box I got aquainted with all the linkage parts, and such and they most of them are dry as a bone, cracked, or just plain have holes in them. I did whatever I could with a grease gun, and my finger to keep them going till I can replace them.
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I get the feeling mine are origional as well, when I was under there doing the steering box I got aquainted with all the linkage parts, and such and they most of them are dry as a bone, cracked, or just plain have holes in them. I did whatever I could with a grease gun, and my finger to keep them going till I can replace them.
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Don't even bother with Moog problem solver line. Unless You want to be doing them again in 20K miles.
Click> http://www.raybestoschassis.com/wps/...l/ball+joints/
Click> http://www.raybestoschassis.com/wps/...l/ball+joints/
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Laughing Gas
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Damn that song is annoying on that page, couldn't find a way to disable it. And the catelog will not load for me, just hangs at the loading.
Found another site that will ship them to Canada, but it seems to not know it's *** from it's elbow on what part is for which axle (no detailed info).
If you can get the catelog open, can you track down the part numbers for upper and lower ball joints for a 1992 F250 4x4 with a Dana 50 TTB, so I can match it to the site that does work?
Found another site that will ship them to Canada, but it seems to not know it's *** from it's elbow on what part is for which axle (no detailed info).
If you can get the catelog open, can you track down the part numbers for upper and lower ball joints for a 1992 F250 4x4 with a Dana 50 TTB, so I can match it to the site that does work?