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2 Wheel Drive 3500 ifs ball joints

Old Jun 10, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DazedandConfused
Well mine have 113K on them and need replaced on the drivers side.

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Mine had 262K on them, was a little out of specs ( loose )
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Mine is getting really bad and I need to do something with them.

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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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I got them at auto zone, 64.00 for both uppers, i will head up to the shop here in awhile and get the part number.
and yes mine is a 3500 2 wheel drive with the IFS front suspension

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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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So they cost $64.00 together for 2? Wow I need to go to autozone then.

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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Xmidnite_riderx
hopfully they will last longer or as long as the factory ones.

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don't count on it..... i replaced my factory ones at 120K with the Advance Auto Parts TRW's.... then again a year later at 137K with Moogs.... then 6 months later at 147K with Moogs again.... then i replaced upper and lower balljoints, upper and lower control arm bushings and swaybar endlinks and bushings 6 months after that at 159K with all Moog stuff....... hope you have better luck than i do...... i got it down to an art though.... ~1.5 hours to do uppers and lowers on both sides with a hand press..... mine press in unlike yours that are now bolted in.....
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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well if get 100k out out of the replacements i will be happy, made it to 382K on the originals, and you never know how long the new ones will last, especially since they will get a shot of grease every 6k miles when i change the oil.

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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Sorry it took so long to get back with the part number for the upper ball joints, I used a friend of mines shop with a lift and its about 20 miles away from the house, and i have been getting ready to go to another military school on wensday for 18 days.

Here is the auto zone / duralast part number 104278

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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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Thanks, you just saved my $150.
 

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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Andy you get them ball joints changed out yet

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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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Nope, bought them and they have been sitting in the truck. I've been working 16 hour days 6 days a week and the boat on Sunday. I need to take the time to get them done but I have to fix the little misses car first.

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