# ‘93 F250 ball joint, front upper **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** f250, ford\ **Created:** [February 7, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060 "2020-02-07T18:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/1 "2020-02-07T18:56:19Z")
Folks, I need to replace my driver front upper ball joint. My question is, does anyone happen to know if there is a different part number for Twin I-beam front (4wd)? Im going to get a spicer or OE replacement. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/c/fc85d393c654045d09afd6600f3a44c45633a136.jpeg) Or anything specific I should know? ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/2 "2020-02-07T19:14:23Z")
The page you linked shows a different part number for the ball joints on 4WD and rear wheel drive. Choose the one you need. ---
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/3 "2020-02-07T19:23:22Z")
I would like to use the Dana 2001257 But im not positive it will fit, given Rockauto has screwed up in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/4 "2020-02-07T19:57:31Z")
Doe’s the twin I beam have ball joint’s mine has king pin’s? ---
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/5 "2020-02-07T20:14:50Z")
Mine does. Could me a year, engine, drive difference. Could be that the front hubs and everything else were changed out when one locked up years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/6 "2020-02-07T20:24:24Z")
I am not a mechanic but every twin I beam I have ever seen or owned had king pin’s never had a 4WD. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/7 "2020-02-07T20:49:16Z")
Ford used ball joints in later model twin I beam suspension that allowed for some caster and camber adjustment. ---
**Author:** ![Bugmenot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Bugmenot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bugmenot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/8 "2020-02-07T20:52:24Z")
Ford shows part number 4C3Z-3049-DB. The Dana 2001257 matches that. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/9 "2020-02-07T20:55:03Z")
Why not just buy the ball joints from a local parts store? I mean, after shipping is added if bought from Rockauto, it’s gotta be a push. Then if you get a wrong part, it’s easily returned for the correct part. Tester ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/10 "2020-02-07T20:59:16Z")
Tester , there you go being logical . 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/11 "2020-02-07T21:01:34Z")
Local parts store (including local shops, like the one I work for) only stock their house brand, or Moog. And I hate moog. They also charge absurd prices, $90 for that one joint plus 300 in labor. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/12 "2020-02-07T21:02:07Z")
Thank you that is something I did not know I had to put a camber kit in to adjust for alinement. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/13 "2020-02-07T21:06:32Z")
> [@Hobby\_welder](#): > > $90 for that one joint You must live in Hawaii or Alaska. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/14 "2020-02-07T21:08:13Z")
Colorado. Thats also the local alignment shops discount price (we contract all of our stuff there. Great shop, honest). I can get moog or house brands for $20-$30, but I don’t like redoing things every year. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/15 "2020-02-07T21:51:39Z")
> [@Hobby\_welder](#): > > Local parts store (including local shops, like the one I work for) only stock their house brand, or Moog. And I hate moog. That’s a shame . . . because Moog is generally considered to make high quality suspension and steering parts Sometimes . . . but not always . . . Moog parts are actually better than factory parts ---
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/16 "2020-02-07T22:41:37Z")
I know people that have good and bad luck with them, But I have terrible luck. Whether I install or have any shop install. 6-9 months im replacing it. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/17 "2020-02-08T03:50:12Z")
It seems like the only variable — provided you’d correctly selected the make/model/year on RockAuto – is whether your truck is 4WD or 2WD. Just choose a ball joint that matches your truck’s configuration. Or is there something I’m missing? The only other idea I can think of, sometimes in a situation like this I’ll surf over to Summit Racing website, see what they have to say. ---
**Author:** ![Hobby\_welder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hobby\_welder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hobby_welder)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-f250-ball-joint-front-upper/158060/18 "2020-02-08T04:37:33Z")
Not really, besides the fact ive never done ball joints on my truck. Other vehicles yes. I hadn’t even thought about summit… thanks for that