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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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Ball Joints

My 04 350 4x4 is in need of replacement and I want to know who has the best joints and where to find them. Oh yea, I need to do quickly so I don't screw up my new Cooper 285 ST's.

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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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04 F250 CC 4x4 6.0

I replaced mine with Moog, no complaints so far.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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Is this pretty common for these trucks? 3 of mine are out right now and are in need of replacement. A buddy of mine says his goes through them every 50k...is this true?
 
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Do you guy's install them yourselves?
 
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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I'm seeing ball joints from around $20 to $65. I paid Ted Wiens Firestone in Henderson, NV a few years ago to replace the ball joints (both sides) on my '95 7.3L 4x4 and they charged me over $900!! I can't remember the exact price.
 
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Originally Posted by Dustball8504
Is this pretty common for these trucks? 3 of mine are out right now and are in need of replacement. A buddy of mine says his goes through them every 50k...is this true?
This is one of those subjects where it is common for some and not for others. I had mine checked by my tech when I recently had my brakes done and they were perfectly fine. I was pleasantly suprised to hear this considering the truck has 110K on it and I have been running oversized tires (35X12.50) on it for the past 40-45K or so which tends to be hard on compontents such as ball joints.
 
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