New Steering Components

Ciras · Dec 29, 2016

Spicer.
Spicer
Spicer.

Denny's 4x4 has the kits for 99-04 at a good price.

ja_cain · Dec 29, 2016

Ciras said:
Spicer.
Spicer
Spicer.

Denny's 4x4 has the kits for 99-04 at a good price.

10-4. Will check them out. Thanks!

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cbf9703 · Dec 30, 2016

mikeeg02 said:
I believe the Dodge boys love xrf. They were supposed to be far superior to their oem. A friend of mine with a. Dodge has had good luck with his xrf ball joints. I haven't tried them yet on a Ford. I still buy oem joints for my ford.

Lol Moog has treated my dodge just fine, except trac-bars. Went with a rebuildable for that.... I was going through Moog's every 3-6 months (it's on 37s with a long arm 6" lift).

heavydoc said:
Anything is superior to dodge oem.

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Truth.

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TyCorr · Dec 30, 2016

Xrf makes balljoints. Moog makes crap ones and charges premium price. I picked up 4 moogs at oreillys and with my discount it was 310 bucks. I got sets of xrf for 135 bucks.

The ford ones are schit as far as I know. I don't think they make good parts anymore.

ju015dd · Jan 2, 2017

Put in xrf ball joints back in 2010. They are still holding up as new and the price was in the 150 range if I remember correctly

gnxtc2 · Jan 2, 2017

For ball joints - Spicers

For steering OEM Ford (not Motorcraft) if you can still get 'em. There is a difference between Motorcraft and Ford on certain parts.

Billy T.
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Jomax · Jan 2, 2017

gnxtc2 said:
For ball joints - Spicers

For steering OEM Ford (not Motorcraft) if you can still get 'em. There is a difference between Motorcraft and Ford on certain parts.

Billy T.
[email protected]

You must say ford genuine like 100 times at the sales guy at ford. If you see him bring a box that's red and says motor craft. They're not the ones.

Easiest way to know if they are the genuine Ford BAll joints is, they Are a sealed unit vs the motor craft have grease zerks.

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Northwoods2002 · Jan 2, 2017

My truck has 342k on it. 42k ago I rebuilt the entire front end steering. I've worked part-time for several different parts houses over the years and have seen the decline of Moog. What I did is went for an underdog that hasn't had a lot of feedback, MevoTech. My reasoning is I'm a mechanic and a parts counter guy and if they turned out to be junk I'd simply replace em. Well, 42k later I have 0 slop in the steering system, I run 287/75R16s and drive a 60/40 of highway/city with the occasional towing of some jeeps.

To each their own, this is just my feedback on another option.

TyCorr · Jan 2, 2017

Mevo is just an offshore chinese supplier. I can understand your thought process. I like to buy a good part and dont mind paying but over 300 bucks for 4 moog balljoints? Come on. The xrf from undercar chassis were 290 for TWO sets.

DieselJpower · Jan 2, 2017

Looks like the spicer 2020314 kit is a good deal. I put the xrf's in , in April of '15 and about 40k later my driver side is hurtin for certain. Most folks know their u joints are the way to go, and I'm thinking the ball joints are worth a shot. Xrf's "million mile warranty" sounds great, but if you have to use it every 40k then I think I'll give spicer a try. Or go big and get them dynatracs.

TyCorr · Jan 2, 2017

DieselJpower said:
Looks like the spicer 2020314 kit is a good deal. I put the xrf's in , in April of '15 and about 40k later my driver side is hurtin for certain. Most folks know their u joints are the way to go, and I'm thinking the ball joints are worth a shot. Xrf's "million mile warranty" sounds great, but if you have to use it every 40k then I think I'll give spicer a try. Or go big and get them dynatracs.

I got no bad input on xrf before i ordered them back in october. I hope you're wrong lol.

79jasper · Jan 2, 2017

Previously I haven't heard anything bad about the xrf.
I went with oem dana/Spicer for ball joints. I would try the xrf if I have to do them again.
For steering, I'll most likely do the Carrick customs kit.

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Jomax · Jan 2, 2017

My old 7.3 had XRFs when I sold it. They now have about 50k miles. Still perfect. That truck also saw a TON of off-roading and was on 35s then 37s and now 35s again.

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Zmann · Jan 2, 2017

First I heard of Ford parts not being the same as Motorcraft
http://www.fordparts.com/Landing/OurBrands.aspx

i went with Moog for tie rods since they are easy to replace ( still sitting on the workbench and quality looks good )
spicer is going in the knuckle ball joint locations since they are a pain

you guys buying Amazon parts what are you doing if you need warranty ?
Amazon sold and Shipped by is going to leave you without any return option after a short period

with Motorcraft when I buy from Sunrise ford I can carry the part in to any Ford dealer for warranty

Jomax · Jan 3, 2017

Zmann said:
First I heard of Ford parts not being the same as Motorcraft
http://www.fordparts.com/Landing/OurBrands.aspx

i went with Moog for tie rods since they are easy to replace ( still sitting on the workbench and quality looks good )
spicer is going in the knuckle ball joint locations since they are a pain

you guys buying Amazon parts what are you doing if you need warranty ?
Amazon sold and Shipped by is going to leave you without any return option after a short period

with Motorcraft when I buy from Sunrise ford I can carry the part in to any Ford dealer for warranty

Yup they sell Genuine Ford and Motorcraft.

They even have ford genuine brake pads vs motorcraft pads. And even rotors can be genuine ford or motorcraft.

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liquidlounge · Jan 3, 2017

If you never want to do the job again, then Dynatracs. Its the only US made ball-joint for our trucks and has a unique design that's held up great for guys with over-sized wheels and tires.

ja_cain · Jan 19, 2017

Ciras said:
Spicer.
Spicer
Spicer.

Denny's 4x4 has the kits for 99-04 at a good price.

Do you have a website? I found Denny's Driveshaft, but don't see any steering kits. I guess I just need to call them if that's the place.

gnxtc2 · Jan 19, 2017

I bought my Spicer stuff from Doug at Extreme Axle Sales in NY.

Billy T.
[email protected]

ja_cain · Jan 19, 2017

gnxtc2 said:
I bought my Spicer stuff from Doug at Extreme Axle Sales in NY.

Billy T.
[email protected]

Thanks for the info. Will give them a call in the morning. You have any idea how much all of the steering gear was (not including ball joints)?

ja_cain · Jan 19, 2017

I got impatient and went ahead and ordered all XRF steering components for ~$325 (no ball joints). Hopefully they hold up ok. Will take lots of pictures compared to the stuff it will be replacing.

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