87 D250 Upper Control Arm 3300lb Axle

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bryank87

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I just bought an 87 D250 5.9l gas. I have searched high and low for a passenger upper control arm. The one on the truck has rusted through. I keep reading about differences between 3800 and 4000 axles. Mine apparently has the 3300. Some I have found online has the cross bar that has 2 bolts to the frame. I just looked and mine doesnt have this. Any advice would be appreciated. How to find one, what, or if any other model will fit?
 

Fast69Mopar

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I just bought an 87 D250 5.9l gas. I have searched high and low for a passenger upper control arm. The one on the truck has rusted through. I keep reading about differences between 3800 and 4000 axles. Mine apparently has the 3300. Some I have found online has the cross bar that has 2 bolts to the frame. I just looked and mine doesnt have this. Any advice would be appreciated. How to find one, what, or if any other model will fit?
Can you take a picture of what the right front upper control arm looks like? You gave a couple of options that you can use with upper control arms from a later model D250/D350. I need to know what yours looks like exactly though.
 

u2slow

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The uppers should all be interchangeable D150-D350 so long as you use the appropriate balljoint.
 

B250

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I had a rusted drivers' side control arm (see profile picture) which I had no trouble getting from NAPA. Even though my B250 carries a lot of extra weight (converted to a motor home) the front axle is a standard duty one. The control arms on these ram's are notoriously 'weak' but a Google search should produce some sources online. Tried rockauto.com?
I found the bigger problem was finding someone who could do the alignment afterwards
 

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Just had a look at rockauto.com for my year B250. Control arm is not listed for the D250 but is for the B250. The base design of the B250/D250/W250 are the same
 
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