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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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Fabtech balljoint wear

Greetings earthlings.

I am contemplating a 6 inch suspension lift and have been looking at several install instructions to see how they are engineered.

The Fabtech instructions warn about severe balljoint wear and suggest inspection every 3,000 miles.

Does anyone here have a high(er) mileage Fabtech f150?

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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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i have about 40,000 or so on my fabtech and it has caused no problems to speak of, and the balljoints where fine, good luck
 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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Thanks for the reply.

It would be nice if someone made a nice straight axle conversion. I am always weary of lifting IFS vehicles.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rutherk1
Thanks for the reply.

It would be nice if someone made a nice straight axle conversion. I am always weary of lifting IFS vehicles.
i have been looking for a good solid axle swap for about a year, only thing i can find is the fabritech SAS and i was told the Quality is not that good if you come across one let me know
 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by bigtruck311
i have been looking for a good solid axle swap for about a year, only thing i can find is the fabritech SAS and i was told the Quality is not that good if you come across one let me know
Same to you.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 02:07 AM
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now i have a question.. i took my truck to get the aligment done.. 2 different places told me to that all 4 ball joints where done. where can i get the upper control arm ball joints? i have the fabtech upper arm and springs
 
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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I have 14000 on my Fabtech 6" and no joint wear. Still tight in the steering
 
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