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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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Hey every1, so I have a 02 f150 2wd with a 6" spindle spindle lift, meaning I have stock control arms. It's about that time for me to get new control arms and ball joints, I was thinking jut to get all 4, upper and lower, left and right side, stock ones again but I kinda want performance one such as fab tech or rough country or anything like that, but I couldn't find any really.
Any advice where to look or a specific brand u think I should use. Anything like that thanks
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 01:43 PM
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Anything greasable will last much longer
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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Where the hell did you find 6" spindles? Use moog there the best
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 01:59 PM
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I have never seen a nickels worth of difference in any ball joints and tie rod ends that I have purchased. I am sure there is some difference in the premium ball joints but the price you are paying is significantly higher. Perhaps they will tell you in your product literature where they give you some objective data beyond "Superior Quality". All the other aftermarket parts were OEM parts designed and built for sale to the automotive manufacturers, I would go out somewhere like ebay and compare prices and the claims of the brand name premium parts and then decide.

The guy that said to buy ones that you can grease makes a lot of sense even though the new ones are supposedly designed to be pre greased and additional grease is not necessary. Seems like greasing these new ones will only make them last longer.
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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Thank you guys
And I bout the spindles with the truck and put them on myslef
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