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::WARNING:: For anyone wanting cheap ball joints, Don't do it..

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Old 05-24-2012, 11:17 PM
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Yeah, I have spent thousands on ebay and have yet had a problem. In fact the only thing close to a problem is I recently ordered a Non abs front hub and received one with an abs wire. Nothing wire cutters cant fix but I'd say I've had pretty damn good luck with ebay, craigslist, and when I lived in Maine, Uncle Henry's. I agree 100% with doing a bit of research BEFORE ordering. It's not like me to rush though everyone makes mistakes. Who knows maybe they would have been fine, but I sent them back anyway.
 

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augiedoggy, too many people believe guns kill people. Too many Important political people with power introduce and try to pass legislation to take away our Smith & wesson's, ruger's, glock's, ""assault"" rifles (which is a ridiculous term). A hammer can kill someone should they be called assault hammers? Its purely psychological and makes the liberals tremble. I know this is not a political forum but its important that people pay attention to local elections and research the people who are running as you would your suspension parts. If you have ridiculous laws in your state like Maine for instance, It's YOU the people in YOUR state who voted whomever makes those repugnant laws. Our power resides in the states in which we inhabit. Prominent honest statesmen= Better congressmen which= better president (not in this order of course), which equals the federal government put back in its place as OUR servant. If you think you own your trucks because you have a color of title, oops I mean certificate of title.. You've got another thing coming, same with home owners. Just thought I'd add these things in to think about.
 

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Well, we have now gone off the cliff and established false equivalency on DF. Being a liberal, and a former licensed FFL dealer, I keep looking for theose politicans trying to take away our guns.....and cannot find them. I haven't seen the Easter Bunny yet either.....Yep, I;m a liberal, I care about the sick, the poor, the homeless, the unemployed, children, women, and the elderly. Don;t much give a flip for greedy corporate interests though. (...slowly stepping off soapbox now...)
 
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Ball joints to politics, I seemed to miss the connection
 
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I think it was to point out that many times the device or part gets blamed when it should be the person using it. I have spent a lot on ebay and have had pretty good luck. I've never been burned on anything of value, but I have ordered the wrong thing several times and if it's under $10, I just eat it. Also, I just ordered those tie rods. I'll know if they're bad pretty quick since I drive on a really rough and rock-strewn dirt road to get to my property and I have to haul giant loads of rock and dirt through really bad washes and through rock mine fields. I puncture tires constantly on the rocks, so if they can live through my abuse, they'll be good enough for anyone. I'll have them installed by next Wednesday, I hope and I'll keep you all abreast. I think they'll be fine.
 

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haha well it came up. gdstock, when I say "liberals" I don't mean everyone who is humane and "care about the sick, the poor, the homeless, the unemployed, children, women, and the elderly". Unfortunately there people using the label "liberal" to further agenda's not in the best interests of this country. liberalism has changed much like the democratic party is not the same as it was during the days of jfk. I'm not a republicrat or a demican but, I'm for the constitution which too many politicians seem to have forgotten. Remember we are a constitutional republic NOT a democracy which is socialism. ANYWAY that's enough of that. I have made the thread go off course and its all because of the guns hah
 
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Old 05-25-2012, 10:12 AM
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Has anyone ever purchased this kit from ebay? I like the stop the sway!!!! comment. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ram-1500-4x4...aa507d&vxp=mtr
The brand of ball joints is Auto parts international and i cant seem to find much on it. the rest are ptc (power trains component).
 
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i bought a package similar to that but not from that seller but they have over 75k positive reviews so that seems promising.
 
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Originally Posted by ramitt360
((((I Look for "meets or exceeds OEM manufacturers specifications"...))) That would be every ebay listing you look at.
Stewie how long have you had duralasts?
Since November/December of last year. (Did one side at a time) Lifetime Warranty and they are grease-able.
 


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