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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 02:25 PM
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Default Looking for Press in Upper Arm Balljoint

Im making custom upper control arms for my 1994 Dakota 4x4 but Im having trouble finding non screw in balljoints that will fit the knuckles. I have tried 2nd gen Dakota as well as 2nd Gen Ram but have had no luck. any suggestions?
 
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:19 PM
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I bet this isn't a useful answer, but you could get a normal thread in ball joint and just press it in. Lots of people actually do that because the threads get so ****ed up in the arm. Mostly it seems to work though there have been a few reports of popping out. Myself, I was able to thread them in but I didn't have faith in the threads so I put a few welds for piece* of mind. If I had to press them I would definitely have welded them substantially.

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