Other than the $2000 set of billet aluminum control arms that Rough Country sells for the 1500, has anyone found a place that sells aftermarket upper control arms, with a replaceable ball joint? I'm just thinking ahead, sinec i will be putting on much bigger tires this winter. I'm assuming if anyone has had to replace their upper ball joint, then they had to replace the whole control arm assembly.

 

our trucks do not have that option. Dodge does not have direct replacement upper or lower ball joints. If you ever have to replace one you would need to replace the entire arm on both lower and upper. I tell you this cause I had to replace a deffected one on my 03 and thank god it was still covered by the warrenty. I have yet to see any aftermarket arms.

 

Well there are a few, but they are costly. The first one I found is here...

Billet Aluminum control arms The pic is near the bottom.

Secondly, I've seen some lift kits for 2WD model that come with nice looking tubular arms that have replaceable joints, and thought maybe they would fit the 4WD, or the company made some for the 4WD trucks. Personally I'd rather grease the joints at every oil change then have to pay to have them replaced.

 

How would you grease these? Mine have no holes for the zerk fittings. Is there another place I should be looking?

Roger...

 

The stock joints do not need greasing, which is why I am looking for some aftermarket ones. greasable joints seem to last longer if they are kept up.

 

there is a way to grease them but you would then have to keep an eye on them and make sure the don't leak out or dry out. Get a greasegun that has an an end for accsesory bult -ons and thread on a needle end like the ones that come in your air pump kit to fill up football and basketballs . Take a needle and make a pinhole on the rubber bushing and mark it with some oilbased paint ( to avoid losing the pinhole location for future lubes). Then place the needle end from the grease gun , it should be wider than the pin hole, into the pin hole and fill in the bushing. It's the only way that I've been able to grease up these type of sealed joints and have had success with out any leakage problems. Just check them every so often.