... thicker and come with TRW ball joints with grease fittings?
They also are the type where you CAN replace the ball joint down the road when needed. These are the upper control arms you would buy from a parts store like NAPA.

 

did you put on a set already?

 

Not yet, gotta wait for the WC lowers to come back from the powdercoaters.

Are your upper's shot also ghetto boy?

 

Now did you have to BUY those, or are they actually covered under warrenty? If so, how much? Is there any tubular, or atleast LIGHTER lower CA's for our truck that are not drop arms, ie, a direct replacement?

 

ghetto...you must have mistaken your truck for mine. I cant say I have ever checked them out close up...what prompted you to swap them?

 

First thang that goes is the ball joints in the UCA's ... doesn't
take much either ... I had 46,000 miles when mine gave up the
ghost.

 

A friend has a set on his regular f150 he got from Pepboys that look much better than our stock ones. They also came with TRW ball joints with the grease fitting installed. The design on these replacement UCA allow you to replace the ball joints down the road when needed with a press.

I need to replace mine because every time I stop there is a loud noise comming from my worn out upper ball joints. When I do change the upper's I will be install new lower WC arrms with new TRW ball joints. No more crappy oem ball joint garbage. New, the arms are about $120 for both, I'm not paying that.

 

I dont have any odd sounds besides my mysterious "chirp" from the rear over bumps... the front is quite as can be. Is there something I can look for to tell? Im dumb...

 

I'll send you the info nimrod, I have a present for you next time I see you.

 

 

How can one tell when they go 'bad'?

I have about 137,000 miles and haven't changed them yet...

 

They make noise.

 

Ah ok. Guess I don't need to change them yet...

 

If you jack your wheel off the ground firmly grasp top and bottom
and apply a wiggle, if it moves, it's time ...

 

Thanks! I will have it checked out whenever I can get it to a shop. Having no time at all sucks!!