Best Ball Joints ???
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These caught my attention when @udsuth78 recently installed them. They are reportedly made in USA.
https://kryptoniteproducts.com/colle...f350-1999-2020
https://kryptoniteproducts.com/colle...f350-1999-2020
Laughing Gas
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From: Utah
There are also ball joint eliminator kits that essentially convert to a king pin style and these are very interesting to me. I'm on my 3rd set of ball joints (xrf currently) and eliminating them all together is appealing.
https://www.hiredgunoffroad.com/prod...l_joint_delete
https://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/products/9904bje
https://www.hiredgunoffroad.com/prod...l_joint_delete
https://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/products/9904bje
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These caught my attention when @udsuth78 recently installed them. They are reportedly made in USA.
https://kryptoniteproducts.com/colle...f350-1999-2020
https://kryptoniteproducts.com/colle...f350-1999-2020
"(Kryptonite No Fine Print Lifetime warranty)-Kryptonite steering and suspension components are warrantied for life to their original purchaser. This warranty is against any manufacturer defects, premature wear or breakage. Race it, jump it, off road it, sled pull it, wreck it, lift it, level it, lower it, I think you get it? We don’t care. If you can break it we will replace it. Kryptonite products must be purchased from an authorized dealer."
I went and checked my email for dates and I bought them in late March so they've been going for about 5 months now. That beats the first 2 sets of Spicier units I installed.
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There are also ball joint eliminator kits that essentially convert to a king pin style and these are very interesting to me. I'm on my 3rd set of ball joints (xrf currently) and eliminating them all together is appealing.
https://www.hiredgunoffroad.com/prod...l_joint_delete
https://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/products/9904bje
https://www.hiredgunoffroad.com/prod...l_joint_delete
https://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/products/9904bje
Laughing Gas
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There are also ball joint eliminator kits that essentially convert to a king pin style and these are very interesting to me. I'm on my 3rd set of ball joints (xrf currently) and eliminating them all together is appealing.
https://www.hiredgunoffroad.com/prod...l_joint_delete
https://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/products/9904bje
https://www.hiredgunoffroad.com/prod...l_joint_delete
https://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/products/9904bje
ball joints aren't that expensive it's the time/labor in replacing them that gets us
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What stayed my hand on a delete was the legality of them. I would find conflicting information and the last thing I'd want is to drop the coin then have to un-do everything at some point down the road. At best they're a gray area and at worst outright illegal.
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Why on earth would they be illegal?
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Because they are not what was crash tested and approved by the powers that be. If you read through most of the product descriptions of the kits they say off-road only or some variation of such. I believe there may have been 1 kit that didn't but which one escapes me at the moment.
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ll-joints.html
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Just go with the Dana Spicer ball joints that Ford originally used. They are sealed/keep out ingress, no grease to worry about (don't worry, the seal will retain the grease better than a greasable one), installed properly they'll last a decade or two. Mine were USA made and priced reasonably per my recollection.
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Depending on the state ball joints are covered in the vehicle inspection process. Here in the People's Republic errr... Commonwealth of Massachusetts, even on non-commercial inspections ball joints are inspected visually and the tires are wiggled to test for wear. If you converted to kingpins/ball joint delete there is a chance the shop could fail you since I doubt those are DOT approved. Of course that depends on how motivated the shop is. For commercial vehicles (which is GVW's over 10k or more than four tires) it costs four times as much and they break out the rubber gloves.
Some other states might be more lax.
Some other states might be more lax.
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Yeah, so far I've been pleased w/ them. What really caught my eye and eventually sold me on them is there warranty.
"(Kryptonite No Fine Print Lifetime warranty)-Kryptonite steering and suspension components are warrantied for life to their original purchaser. This warranty is against any manufacturer defects, premature wear or breakage. Race it, jump it, off road it, sled pull it, wreck it, lift it, level it, lower it, I think you get it? We don’t care. If you can break it we will replace it. Kryptonite products must be purchased from an authorized dealer."
"(Kryptonite No Fine Print Lifetime warranty)-Kryptonite steering and suspension components are warrantied for life to their original purchaser. This warranty is against any manufacturer defects, premature wear or breakage. Race it, jump it, off road it, sled pull it, wreck it, lift it, level it, lower it, I think you get it? We don’t care. If you can break it we will replace it. Kryptonite products must be purchased from an authorized dealer."
It appears that folks on the Duramax Forum discovered that the Kryptonite ball joints for their applications were identical to MevoTech.
Originally Posted by oscyjack
I'm aggravated. I researched for a long time about what way to move with my front end rebuild. To think I was fooled by a flashy website and cool warranty nomenclature really pisses me off. I looked into the mevotech joints, mark for mark they are identical to the kryptonites I received.
At the end of the day, it's only $40. But I called dmaxstore numerous times while deciding what products to buy. I have sent them an email asking for an explanation as to how my USA made best in class LBJ's are really overpriced and made in Canada. I've had good dealings with multiple vendors from this website, I don't think i'll be using dmaxstore again. Not to mention their shipping is slow and expensive
At the end of the day, it's only $40. But I called dmaxstore numerous times while deciding what products to buy. I have sent them an email asking for an explanation as to how my USA made best in class LBJ's are really overpriced and made in Canada. I've had good dealings with multiple vendors from this website, I don't think i'll be using dmaxstore again. Not to mention their shipping is slow and expensive
Having outlived a lot of companies that offered lifetime warranties, and not relishing the work of having to repeatedly replace ball joints, even if the parts are free, I would want to look deeper into Kryptonite before buying their "line."
Not being Superman, I can stare hard, long, and unafraid.
Speaking of long, or long lasting, the current ball joints in my truck were installed in 1999, at KTP. Now approaching 22 years in service on the original set of production ball joints, I can't even imagine what a pain it must be to have to replace ball joints every 6 months. That would be 44 sets of ball joints. Yikes. Could there be another cause for frequent replacement?
