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I have a 96 Ram 1500 2 wheel drive. It has come time to replace the upper ball joints. What I want to know is there anyone that makes one for it that has a grease fitting? All the ones I see don't have a grease fitting. Help !!! Thanks, David
 
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i just bought mine from advance they have fittings and the lower from napa with fittings also have fun there a very fun job!!!
 
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You can get the loner set from advance that makes really easy. Make sure the kit is the one with the large C clamp and multiple size fittings. Keep asking, they've got it.
 
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I have a 96 Ram 1500 2 wheel drive. It has come time to replace the upper ball joints. What I want to know is there anyone that makes one for it that has a grease fitting? All the ones I see don't have a grease fitting. Help !!! Thanks, David
From experience....you might want to go ahead and change them all...it's sort of like a general rule of thumb (or so I was told)...I just recently changed mine
 
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Thanks for the info, David
 
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i just did all of mine do your self a favor and do them all
 
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The one I got at Sadvance lasted less than 1 year. Get the best spicer ones you can get.They have grease zerks with them.
 
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Originally Posted by dvanhorn
I have a 96 Ram 1500 2 wheel drive. It has come time to replace the upper ball joints. What I want to know is there anyone that makes one for it that has a grease fitting? All the ones I see don't have a grease fitting. Help !!! Thanks, David
Hey man, you and I are both Caldwell County guys.Let me know if you ever need help with your truck.I have alot of specialty tools.
 
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For sure do them all, and yeah they have sets with zerks, look around.

If you've never done them before or haven't in a while, search the 2nd gen sections "ball joints", theres some good info out there, including step by step with pics.
 
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I got everything from autozone upper & lowers with grease fittings. They had the right balljoint removal kit. Did one side yesterday and will do the other today. Would have got them both yesterday but I did the brakes on the wife's avenger.
 



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