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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 01:06 PM
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Best Ball Joints ?

I know this is a suspension question but all of you guys have had to do this at some point. What is the best ball joint with grease fittings? I understand Moog is a shadow of what they used to be. Who is the big dog today?
 
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 01:34 PM
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120k miles on my dynatrac ball joints. I run some rough roads to the hunting lease. Still good.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 08:13 PM
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Dana or Dynatrac seem to be the best these days. I got 125K out of my originals, 80k so far on Moog, but today I would not advise using Moog.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 10:02 PM
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I still stick with non-greasable ones myself.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 11:24 PM
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I got around 75k out my last moogs used warrenty and put moog backl in

If i had it to do over i wouldnt use moog

I have lift kit and 35's tires so probably makes them wear faster payy to play
 
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 09:51 AM
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Dana/Spicer which I believe are OEM are best. I can no longer recommend Moog either.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 09:34 PM
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I used Moog on 2 Ford vans 4 & 7 years ago. I sold the E3350 after putting on 40k with Moog steering components and ball joints. No complaints. When I have to replace ball joints in my E350 van, I will go with TooManyToys advice-Dana or Dynatrac.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2019 | 11:43 PM
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No love for Moog here either.
 
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I've been using the lifetime free replacement gold ones from Napa. I haven't had to replace any of them under warranty to date on any of the trucks. They are gold anodized with blue boots. These part numbers are for 2005+ 4x4 6.0 trucks. They are greasable and not cheap.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2019 | 06:38 PM
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I went with mevotech ttx. Seemed to be well made but that's all I got as far as a review. Less than 5k on them.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2021 | 05:32 PM
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I went with mevotech ttx. Seemed to be well made but that's all I got as far as a review. Less than 5k on them.
how are they holding up?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2021 | 10:23 PM
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I've had a few not great experiences with mevotech. I've always been a Moog guy, but the next set I'm looking for some dynatracs, if not that then OEM.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2021 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by kbeefy
I've had a few not great experiences with mevotech. I've always been a Moog guy, but the next set I'm looking for some dynatracs, if not that then OEM.
Used to be a Moog guy also. I had Moog everything on my 99 Expedition. Not sure when but they went really downhill. When it was time to replace all the steering and suspension bits on my Jeep WK1, I used Mevotech and was really disappointed. Most of it rusted within a few months.

For ball joints, I’d like to get the Dynatracs. If the budget doesn’t allow $700 on ball joints, I’ll probably try XRF.
 
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OE; Dana; NAPA.
 
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I'm gonna put my 2 cents in.......XRF for the win on everything. I have no regrets.
 
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