i have a 98 dodge 1500 with the 5.9 L. 4x4. i went to go out and change my front passenger u joint. and that turned into me breaking the hub. which then turned into me bending the yolkes where the u joint goes in. and at the end of it. i need new tie rods. any suggestions/ help would be very helpful.

 

Okay a tie rod is one of your steering links. If you think you need new axleshafts, they should be easy to find at your local junkyard. Around here I can pull one for $20.

 

thanks man. but when i wne to tgo and pick out the axel shaft. i picked up one for a half ton. got it to the house and realized that it wasnt right splines. then one that came out of my truck had nice and deep splines. this one that i pulled had shallow shalklow splines. is that grounds for me having a 3/4 ton front end?

 

What does it say on the door? How many lugs on your wheels?

 

the doors dont have any thing exept the ram 1500 v8 magnum on the out side. and its got 5 lugs

 

5 lugs mean 1/2 ton

 

that front end houseing says dana 41367 026 8. and when i compared my axel shaft to the one that i picked up for a 95 1500 they were completely different. mine had alot deeper splines compared to the very shallow ones on the 95

 

Inside the driver door jam should be a white tag with truck info there.

 

There should be info on a sticker on the rad support and one in the glove box.

 

Is it possible that a previous owner upgraded to stronger axleshafts? A good indicator would be if the truck has a locker up front, lift/tires, etc.