Aha!! I thought that the big wheels had to put more of
a load on ball joints. My 99 4x4 had the big
wheels,and a ball joint failure at about 8,000 miles
(it began to clunk) That truck was never off-road,and
it was too dang slow to abuse! Steve P.
--- Kevin Reimer <kwreimer@msn.com> wrote:
> Seems to be a topic that comes up alot, I think it
> is the way the vehicles
> are driven, like the 2 wd trucks, hard cornering,
> sloloms, etc, and the 4x4
> off road abuse.. But that is just my opinion, Keep
> in mind also, larger
> tires and wheels are known to cause suspension
> problems, in all makes of
> vehicles. I may be singing to a different tune, I
> have two Daks a 4x4 and a
> 4x2, so I will find out someday.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric <ontheluce@alltel.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:27 PM
> Subject: DML: balljoints
>
>
> > Hey Gang;
> > Being still a fairly "new" owner of a '99
> Dakota 2wd, I've been reading
> > alot about the inherent weakness of Dodge's
> balljoints. Is this due to
> > design problems, or maybe inferior quality
> components?? Also, as far as
> > replacements go, is there any particular brand you
> would recommend (or
> even
> > recommend avoiding) that gives good service life?
> Has this always been a
> > characteristic problem for the Dakota's? Thanks
> for your advice.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
=====
2001 Dodge Dakota 4X4 Sport RC,Flame Red/4.7L V8/45RFE auto/3.92 limited-slip/16" aluminum wheels/Infinity CD-cassette system.
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