Carli 03-13 Dodge Ram 2500/3500 Extreme-Duty Ball Joint Package 4WD

Ball joints are made up of a lower ball joint and upper floating king-pin. The upper ball joint is designed as a pivot point determining the axis on which the knuckle will move and thus, only sees a lateral load. The lower ball joint tracks the knuckle on an imperfect axis, the spherical lower is required to allow the knuckle to move freely with only a slight vertical travel through its steering cycle. Carli Extreme-Duty Upper Ball Joints have a pin and housing but the *hat* of the pin contacts the housing. This adds a second wear surface to further distribute the load applied laterally to the ball joint while providing the same failsafe as a factory ball joint ensuring the pin cannot be pulled through the bottom of the ball joint housing. Further, there is no sleeve isolating the wear surfaces, eliminating the point of failure. A Viton Seal at the bottom of the housing prevents the environment elements from entering the ball joint. The lower joints have no liners of any kind. At the top, a bronze wear surface preloaded by a disc spring, safety washer and snap ring ensures the ball joints wear surfaces are always held tightly together for superior performance. Materials and process play an important role in the impressive durability and performance of Carli Extreme-Duty Ball Joints. It starts with masking. All surfaces but the wear surface are masked with a copper plating. Once plated, the ball joints head to carburizing. The carburizing creates an extremely hard surface with a case-hardness (penetrating depth) of 20-25 thousandths. When the ball joint has completed the carburizing/heat treatment, it*s stripped of the copper masking, leaving the entire joint heat treated and the wear surfaces incredibly hard. The entire joint is then covered with a corrosion resistant gray coating for protection from the elements. Carli Extreme-Duty Ball Joints are designed to be superior to stock at every turn. Materials, process, and exacting build tolerances play a critical role in the impressive durability and performance of Carli Extreme-Duty Ball Joints. Fitment 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Sport 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 Sport 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Sport 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Sport 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 TRX4 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 SXT 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 SXT 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 SXT 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 SXT 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 SXT 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 ST