I'm in the market for some new ball joints and stumble across XRF ball joints. They seem real great, do you guys have any experiences with them, good or bed?
http://www.xrfchassis.com/difference-better.htm

 

From what my friend said sitting next to me, they are strong, an they will last a long time. He has them on his ford f150 4x4. He says no complaints. And they were easy to install.
They are the XRF Low Friction Ball Joints

Have you ever tried, or heard of Moog or Spicer?
I heard they have some pretty reliable stuff.

Here is the picture of a XRF Low Friction Ball Joint
Looks pretty tough?

 

Well from what I have read and heard XRF are the heavy duty ball joints of light duty trucks, pretty common on your 2500, and 3500 trucks, with the diesel motors, I think if they are good enough for the weight from the diesel trucks there good enough for a 1500.

MOOG is a joke

 

Why don't you like Moog? I've always been a fan of Spicer, but recently I had to replace some on a car. Well, didn't have to, but did while everything apart and couldn't find any Spicer joints so I went with Moog. That's my first time using them, but I thought I'd heard they were decent.

 

Okay here are the difference between the three:

Moog Low Friction Heavy Duty Ball Joint

One-piece forged housing provides strength and durability
Powdered-metal gusher bearing allows grease to feed working surfaces to extend service life
Patented cover plate eliminates stud movement to secure a solid steering feel
Premium polychloroprene sealed boot with grease-relief valve - stands up to wear and keeps out contaminants while providing a serviceable environment
Spicer Low Friction Ball Joint *Lower*

Spicer is a DANA corporate brand
Can't really find any Info on the Spicer's sorry...
XRF Low Friction Heavy Duty Ball Joint

Cold forged ball stud of SAE4140 steel
Stud heat treatment for omni-directional strength
Triple lip boot seal to keep grease in and dirt out
Forged housings of SAE1045 steel give XRF ball joints the extra strength to have almost double the stud pull-out strength of our competitors
XRF Zero-Lash ball joints have a ball stud that is fully encapsulated in a high strength acetel bearing offering superior load disbusement and longer life.

When it comes down to replacing mine. I would most-likely go with the XRF's.
I had trouble looking up info for the Spicers. But I heard they were good stuff.
Moog, is one I heard some things about for some dodges, an fords were stiff, an something about tougher steering. Don't quote me on the one. But best of luck to you on finding some new ball joints. Make sure you replace the uppers, and lowers...

 

I'd like to add that I'm impressed with XRF from what I've read in other threads here as well as the XRF site. I'm not happy with my Moog ball joints considering the boots have worn/torn in a short period of time.

 

where can you buy XRF? i havent heard of them before?

 

BigRed they have a website: http://www.xrfchassis.com/

 

I'm looking to buy them from this site. http://www.thetireclub.com/ShopByVeh...l+Arms&mode=PA
I really can't see myself paying $70 per ball joint when I can get something of equal or greater strength for half the price. I've also been reading some negative threads about Moog and their boots tearing.

I was just reading that they come with a million mile warranty:

Million Mile Warranty:
XRF brand chassis parts are warranted for life of vehicle or a million miles to original purchaser, whichever comes first. XRF honors the warranty claim and it is handled directly through our company. Any parts that are returned under warranty will need to be accompanied by the purchase receipt and submitted by the original purchaser. Any part found to be new defective or shipped wrong from us will be reimbursed or exchanged at customer request, shipping included.

 

Have heard that the MOOG's dont always ride in the socket right causing premature wear, and a 2 friends of mine one with an ss/t and the other with a 4x4 both had to replace with less than 30k miles, not worth it IMO, its not so much that the design is bad more a quality control thing