QK4561 Greaseable Dana 50IFS Ball Joint Kit for 1980-1997 Ford

QK4561 Premium Greaseable Ball Joint Kit for Ford Dana 50IFS Front Axles includes 2 upper greseable and 2 lower greaseable quality replacement Ball Joints with hardware for all 1980-1997 Ford F-250 and 1980-1985.5 F-350 4x4 trucks with Dana 50 4600 lb. front axles.

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Dan the Gear Man® Tech Notes:
GVW F250s
To Install
Camber Bushings
Pivot Bushing
Matching Parts and Tools
Applications

Tech Note 1: GVW F250s
F-250 4x4s were available with either the 3800/3850 pound capacity Dana 44IFS or the optional 4600 pound rated Dana 50IFS Independent Front Suspension Twin Traction Beam® front drive axles. QK4561 Ball Joint Kit only fits the heavy GVW F250s with Dana 50IFS front axles. If you are not sure which axle your F250 has, look at the front hubs. Dana 44 front hubs have an outside diameter roughly 3-3/8 ". Dana 50IFS axle hub diameter is about 4-1/8 ".

Tech Note 2: To Install
Ford Dana 50IFS Front Axles use a unique lower Ball Joint that was not used on any other application. To press your Ball Joints in or out of the steering knuckles, see TS4511 Ball Joint Press Set which also works on many Dana 60 axles

Tech Note 3: Camber Bushings
The Ball Joints are the same for all 1980-1997 Ford Dana 50IFS front axles, but different replaceable upper ball joint camber bushings were used depending upon the year and suspension. In many, perhaps most cases, the original camber bushing was replaced during a front end alignment at some point in the vehicles history. If possible, install the camber bushing from your old ball joints, then have your front end aligned by a competent front end specialist who can check and change toe-in, camber, and caster as needed

Tech Note 4: Pivot Bushing
Due to the age of the vehicles this Ball Joint Kit fits, I recommend you replace the Axle Beam Pivot Bushing with a new QU50097 Axle Beam Pivot Bushing at the same time you replace the ball joints

Tech Note 5: Matching Parts and Tools
Interactive XV1010 Exploded View, 1995-1997 Ford F250 Dana 50IFS Front Axle
QU40600 and QU50861 Fixed Camber Bushings for Ford IFS Front Axles
QU20290U 1980-1985 Left Knuckle
QU20291U 1980-1985 Right Knuckle
QU20288U 1986-1994 Left Knuckle
QU20289U 1986-1994 Right Knuckle
QU20335U 1995-1997 Right Knuckle
QU20336U 1995-1997 Left Knuckle
QA50095 Upper Ball Joint (2 included in QK4561 Ball Joint Kit)
QU50056 Lower Ball Joint (2 included in QK4561 Ball Joint Kit)
QU20280U Used Left Axle Beam
QU20281U Used Right Axle Beam
QU50097 Axle Beam Pivot Bushing
QU40087 Dana OE Left Axle Shaft Seal (1980-1997)
QU40088 Dana OE Right Axle Shaft Seal (1983-1997)
TS4511 Ball Joint Press Set
S24200 Medium Strength Threadlocker
S9975 Anti-Seize Compound

Applications:
Ford:
F-250 with the optional Dana 50IFS Front Axle: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
F-350: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1985.5