Dana 30 Building - Synergy HD Ball Joints

The Dana 30 is a perfectly fine axle under the Jeep package that drives off a dealer lot. Unfortunately for the Dana 30, it’s a Jeep thing to throw on tons of aftermarket products including bigger tires and engine power products.

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These two things, combined with spirited driving, can cause some serious stress on your front Dana 30 axle. This is not news, and many D30 owners have added bigger axleshafts, manual hub conversions, axles trusses, and welded on beefier brackets in an effort to keep Dana 30 axles alive. All this money, parts, and time, and yet the ball joints on most guys’ Dana 30s remain stock. And if there is one point of certain wear whether it’s on-road or off-road, it is the ball joints.

For just a few dollars more than you’d pay for a standard set of Dana 30 ball joints, Synergy Suspension’s HD Ball Joint has a sintered metal-on-bushing design that is much stronger than a plastic bushing type ball joint. Not only that, but Synergy’s joints are fully greasable with grooves on the balls to allow grease to penetrate the entire fixture so all that extra strength lasts longer than a standard ball joint would.

Available for the Dana 44/60 and Chevy IFS Too!

Don’t have a Dana 30? Well, chances are that you’re still seeing premature ball joint wear if you own a Chevy IFS or have a Dana 44 or Dana 60 up front. Synergy has HD Ball Joints for those, too.

01. The Synergy HD Ball Joints are stronger than the factory units that came in Dana 30 axles. Instead of using plastic bushings, the joint has a sintered metal-on-bushing design that has high wear resistance. Both upper and lower joints are fully greasable. A complete set costs about $125—that’s HD strength at stock-piece prices.
01. The Synergy HD Ball Joints are stronger than the factory units that came in Dana 30 a
02. Ball joints are the connection between the rest of your vehicle and the knuckles, wheels, and tires. There is a lot of weight riding on them so they are extremely snug in the axlehousing ends. South Bay Truck in Hawthorne, California, does drivetrain work all day, everyday, and they told us that if you don’t have a C-frame ball joint press tool at home, don’t bother trying to remove ball joints yourself.
02. Ball joints are the connection between the rest of your vehicle and the knuckles, wh
03. Synergy’s HD Ball Joints have a knurled body to better stay in place when pressed into the axlehousing. The knurling can make them more difficult to get in and out than a smooth-body ball joint so be prepared for that if trying this yourself.
03. Synergy’s HD Ball Joints have a knurled body to better stay in place when pressed in

04. Two types of greasable zerk fittings are included. The smaller “flush-style” zerk fitting is meant for use with RCV axles.
04. Two types of greasable zerk fittings are included. The smaller “flush-style” zerk fit
05. Both upper and lower Synergy ball joints need to be pressed in before adding any of the outers back on. Once the ball joints are pressed in, the knuckle needs to be added and then have the lower ball joint nut torqued to 80 lb-ft of torque and the upper to 75 lb-ft or torque.
05. Both upper and lower Synergy ball joints need to be pressed in before adding any of
06. The HD Ball Joints have a silicone polyurethane boots to ensure that the grease stays in and water and contaminants stay out. Make sure to temporarily remove these for ball joint installation.
06. The HD Ball Joints have a silicone polyurethane boots to ensure that the grease stays

Sources
South Bay Truck And 4x4 n/a 310-219-0727 www.southbaytruckand4x4.com	Synergy Suspension 870 Industrial Way San Luis Obispo CA 93401 1-805-242-0397 http://www.synergysuspension.com