A ball joint assembly comprising: a housing at least partially defining a cavity ; a ball stud including a head portion positioned within the cavity and a shaft extending from the head portion; a ball race positioned within the cavity, the ball race positioned about at least a portion of the head portion of the ball stud; a solid friction coating applied to at least one of an inner surface of the ball race and an outer surface of the head portion of the ball stud; and a piston positioned within the cavity, the piston configured to seal an opening at a first end of the housing, wherein at least one gap is defined between one or more of the following: an upper portion of the ball race and an inner surface of the piston and a lower portion of the ball race and an inner surface of the housing, characterized in that the piston is configured to engage at least a portion of the ball race by conical engagement surfaces of the piston and the ball race ; and a central axis of the housing is defined between the first end of the housing and an opposing second end of the housing, the central axis extending through a centerline of the ball joint and parallel to an outer surface of the piston, an angle A2 between the inner surface of the housing and the central axis is between 8 degrees and 15 degrees, an angle B2 between the outer surface of the lower portion of the ball race and the central axis is between 8 degrees and 15 degrees, and second gap between the outer surface of the lower portion of the ball race and the inner surface of the housing is defined as the difference between the angles B2 and A2. a housing at least partially defining a cavity ; a ball stud including a head portion positioned within the cavity and a shaft extending from the head portion; a ball race positioned within the cavity, the ball race positioned about at least a portion of the head portion of the ball stud; a solid friction coating applied to at least one of an inner surface of the ball race and an outer surface of the head portion of the ball stud; and a piston positioned within the cavity, the piston configured to seal an opening at a first end of the housing, wherein at least one gap is defined between one or more of the following: an upper portion of the ball race and an inner surface of the piston and a lower portion of the ball race and an inner surface of the housing, characterized in that the piston is configured to engage at least a portion of the ball race by conical engagement surfaces of the piston and the ball race ; and a central axis of the housing is defined between the first end of the housing and an opposing second end of the housing, the central axis extending through a centerline of the ball joint and parallel to an outer surface of the piston, an angle A2 between the inner surface of the housing and the central axis is between 8 degrees and 15 degrees, an angle B2 between the outer surface of the lower portion of the ball race and the central axis is between 8 degrees and 15 degrees, and second gap between the outer surface of the lower portion of the ball race and the inner surface of the housing is defined as the difference between the angles B2 and A2. <EOS>