Suspension upgrade

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DeadEyes

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I have a 2017 ram 3500 SRW 4x4 and I'm looking to upgrade the whole front suspension and steering. I don't want to cheap out, but I also don't want to spend $1000 on ball joints. The truck is used for hauling and parts are wearing out, and I'd like to get onto replacing parts before they officially fail. What do you guys recommend?
 

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Ball joint discussion

Core 4x4 track bar, very solid for a lot cheaper than Carli or Thuren and whatnot.

Borgensen has a good rep for steering components.

I did my drag link with OEM and it has held up well so far, a few years old now.

If you do new coils and shocks, what you want depends on what you are trying to achieve. Offroad, pavement princess, heavy hauler, etc.
 
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DeadEyes

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Ball joint discussion

Core 4x4 track bar, very solid for a lot cheaper than Carli or Thuren and whatnot.

Borgensen has a good rep for steering components.

I did my drag link with OEM and it has held up well so far, a few years old now.

If you do new coils and shocks, what you want depends on what you are trying to achieve. Offroad, pavement princess, heavy hauler, etc.
All my truck does is haul our house behind us and sight see while we're out traveling. We haul maybe 40% of the time, then it's a grocery getter
 
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