QK4591 Dana OE Non-Greaseable Ball Joint Kit

QK4591 Dana Original Equipment Non-Greaseable Ball Joint Kit for your Ford 1992-1997 F350, Excursion or 1999 to 2004 Ford Super Duty 4x4 truck are genuine original equipment replacement parts manufactured by Dana-Spicer and fit all Dana 50 or Dana 60 front axles in Ford Excursions, and 1999-2004 Super Duty F250, F350, F450, F550 4x4s. Our QK4591 Non-Greaseable Ball Joint Kit for both sides includes: 2 Upper Ball Joints and 2 Lower Ball Joints with hardware, Cotter Keys for tie rod ends, Anti-Seize, Disc Brake Lube, and Threadlocker. (Both upper and lower Ball Joints on these axles are normally replaced together) Ball Joint Sockets Made in Canada, other parts Made in U.S.A

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Tech Note 1: Tech Help
Need Tech Help? Refer to these easy-to-read, color illustrated, 4x4 Tech Publications: TSB4591, TM4637, and TM4688.

Tech Note 2: Ball Joint Size
The Ball Joints used on all 4x4 Ford Excursion and all 1999 to 2004 Ford Super Duty 4x4 trucks are the same size. In my opinion, the basic design and size of these parts is adequate for the lighter Excursions, F-250, and F350 models, but I do not believe this size of Ball Joint is really large enough for the heavy Gross vehicle Weight dual rear wheel F450, and F-550 models, especially those with snow plows or longer wheelbases that put a greater percentage of weight on the front axle compared to short wheel base trucks. Ford apparently agreed because 2005 and newer F-450 and F-550 trucks have much larger Ball Joints than the preceding generation. I don't have a solution for this situation as the potential durability issues are due to size and NOT component quality.

Tech Note 3: Ball Joint Type
Which is better Greaseable or Non-Greaseable Ball Joints? The answer really depends on you. How good your maintenance is and how wet your operating conditions are. For the today's average truck owner, a non-greaseable Ball Joint Set will probably last as long or longer than greaseable parts that are poorly maintained. If you operate under a lot of wet conditions and you are good about regular maintenance, than greaseable Ball Joints should provide significantly longer life than nongreaseable Ball Joints under the same conditions. If you are somewhere in the middle, it is a hard call to make as the increased cost of quality greaseable Ball Joints may or may not be justified by the potential for increased part life. See QK4592 for our Greaseable Ball Joints.

Tech Note 4: Manufactured by Dana-Spicer
All our nongreaseable Ball Joint sets for your Ford are manufactured by Dana-Spicer, the company that built your front axle. I have found these Ball Joints to have by far the lowest warranty rate of any Ball Joints we tried including some famous brands that spend an awful lot of money on glitzy magazine ads. I am not going to make the claim they are the best of the best, but I can say with a 1 year warranty return rate of well under 1% going back over a decade they are the best we have found so far.

Tech Note 5: Ball Joint Press Set
Using our TS4511 Ball Joint Press Set is the easiest and safest way to press out your old Ball Joints and install the new ones but it is not the only way. Other methods can be used, but you have to be careful for safety reasons and to prevent breaking your steering knuckles.

Applications:
FORD:
F350 4x4 Trucks All: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Ford F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 4x4 trucks All: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Ford Excursion 4x4s All: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005