Re: Re: Moog and factory ball joints ...

From: Phillip Batson (pbatson68@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Dec 15 2003 - 15:42:42 EST


You have 2000 and you had to replace the ball joints
already?! How many miles did you have on it?
I've got over 50k on mine already. Is this something I
need to have the dealership replace before the
warranty is up at 70k?

--- Josh Battles <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote:
>
> <Aajaynefour@cs.com> wrote in message
> news:b6.2631765f.2d0f6289@cs.com...
> >
> > Fellow DML'ers,
> >
> > First, Moog has finally released the lower ball
> joints (K7395) for '00 and
> > newer 4x4 Dakotas. I have a set. Just had a
> chance to compare them to
> the
> > equivalent Moog part (K7267) for '99 and older
> Dakotas. They are
> substantially
> > different! Based on this observation alone I
> would not use ball joints
> from '99
> > and older vehicles as a replacement on '00 and up
> vehicles. Moog advised
> > against this also.
> >
> > Moog has once again pushed back the release of the
> Upper joints, this time
> > until after the first of the year. We'll see. I
> do, however, have a set
> of the
> > factory replacement upper ball joints for '00 and
> up Dakotas (5104816AB)
> and
> > was able to compare them to the Moog part (K7242)
> for '99 and older
> Dakotas.
> > The factory parts, made by SKS Industries, are
> more substantial. The
> three
> > bolt flange is thicker as are the three attaching
> bolts (10mm vs. 5/16" or
> > ~8mm). Sadly they are not greasable, but the
> manner in which the boot
> attaches
> > seems more likely to keep the crud out and the
> grease in than on the Moog
> part.
> > This comparison of parts 5104816AB and K7242 is
> not completely fair. The
> > factory part is for '00 and newer and the Moog
> part is for '99 and older.
> >
> > Just thought I would pass this along in case any
> of you are considering
> using
> > earlier parts on '00 and up vehicles.
> >
> > Andrew
>
> I've used the NAPA balljoints for my 2000 2wd truck
> (which are made by DANA)
> without problems. I would have liked to use the
> MOOG units because I'd used
> them before and knew that they were quality, however
> I really wasn't
> inclined to wait for something that had been
> postponed indefinately. The
> DANA units looked exactly like the stock ones that I
> was replacing, except
> that the boot design looked to be much nicer. It's
> been a trooper so far,
> so I can only hope....
>
> I used these over the dodge ones because I had only
> been able to find the
> joint as a unit with the control arm. How did you
> manage to get the part
> number for just the joint? I was told by dodge that
> there was no part
> number for anything but the whole arm.
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html
>
>
>

=====
Phil
2000 4x4 CC 4.7L



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