Thread: Ball Joints
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Old 11-29-2005, 07:27 PM   #4
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Re: Ball Joints

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Originally Posted by crzngmychvy
Experts - Do you know if the upper and lower ball joints are the same for 71-72 trucks as for 73-87 trucks? I think the lowers might be the same, but not sure about the uppers... thanks
you are talking 2wd... right? on the 2wd trucks, yes as you suspected(already posted ). the lowers are the same 71-87, the uppers are different 73-on.....ALSO , the outer tierod ends are different 73-on. my guess is you need a cheaper dropped spindle (73-87) for the earlier truck? L
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