Hello everyone; I recently picked up a 2008 Laramie with about 90k miles on it. Overall, it is in great shape, but the ride seems very loose. Based on other threads, it looks like upgrading the shocks to Ranchos will help address that. It also looks like the ball joints and sway bar links are a common issue. My question is if there is an upgraded after market ball joint that holds up better than the stock parts. I didn't see any listed in the threads that I came across, but figured I would ask if there is a better product I should be using.

thanks

 

Moog. Welcome to the forum.

 

Thanks...I take it Moog is the best option for all of the front end parts....sway bar links, ball joints, etc....I attached a picture of the truck...I plan to do some upgrades to it over the next few months....

 

Wow, that's in nice shape. They don't use salt on the roads there??

 

I am in MN and we use a ton of salt, but it is a South Dakota truck that I came across, I assume they use salt as well, but I'm not sure....There is hardly any rust on the underbody, which is hard to believe on a truck that is pushing 10 years...the person who had it before me took great care of it....I am planning to get the front end and shocks taken care of, then change out the exhaust and cold air intake....not sure what to tackle after that...

 

Nice truck dude! That chrome side moulding looks real good, might have to look into those myself.

Moog all all the way. Get greasable joints and buy a grease gun and grease and they will outlast the truck.

I recently posted a thread on Ranchos that should be floating near the top still, might find it useful...

GL