ball joints question
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ball joints question
i am waiting for my rancho quick lift kit to come in and i had pondered on since i am there to replace my ball joints 71k
worth doing?
worth doing?
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lol wut?
Moogs are fine - get the Problem Solver line - they have zerks.
Do everything - tierod ends, swaybar end links, etc.
BTW if it weren't fer ye quicklifts, just changing BJ's does not require an alignment - the UCA's have nice round holes - no misalignment possible. The lower BJ is a separate unit, so the LCA never gets removed.
As fer you, likely yer camber and toe will need to be checked - beware that some shops insist on installing camber kits - it's an added expense and not absolutely necessary - just makes it easier for them to do the correction, and is a nice profit centre for them. They go where the LCA mounts on 04-08's.
MGD
Moogs are fine - get the Problem Solver line - they have zerks.
Do everything - tierod ends, swaybar end links, etc.
BTW if it weren't fer ye quicklifts, just changing BJ's does not require an alignment - the UCA's have nice round holes - no misalignment possible. The lower BJ is a separate unit, so the LCA never gets removed.
As fer you, likely yer camber and toe will need to be checked - beware that some shops insist on installing camber kits - it's an added expense and not absolutely necessary - just makes it easier for them to do the correction, and is a nice profit centre for them. They go where the LCA mounts on 04-08's.
MGD
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lol wut?
Moogs are fine - get the Problem Solver line - they have zerks.
Do everything - tierod ends, swaybar end links, etc.
BTW if it weren't fer ye quicklifts, just changing BJ's does not require an alignment - the UCA's have nice round holes - no misalignment possible. The lower BJ is a separate unit, so the LCA never gets removed.
As fer you, likely yer camber and toe will need to be checked - beware that some shops insist on installing camber kits - it's an added expense and not absolutely necessary - just makes it easier for them to do the correction, and is a nice profit centre for them. They go where the LCA mounts on 04-08's.
MGD
Moogs are fine - get the Problem Solver line - they have zerks.
Do everything - tierod ends, swaybar end links, etc.
BTW if it weren't fer ye quicklifts, just changing BJ's does not require an alignment - the UCA's have nice round holes - no misalignment possible. The lower BJ is a separate unit, so the LCA never gets removed.
As fer you, likely yer camber and toe will need to be checked - beware that some shops insist on installing camber kits - it's an added expense and not absolutely necessary - just makes it easier for them to do the correction, and is a nice profit centre for them. They go where the LCA mounts on 04-08's.
MGD
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If its an 04, I've heard that you must get a whole new control arm.
At least on the uppers... and I believe it after having a shop put in new ball joints upper and lower and they only lasted 25k miles approx.
Replaced upper control arms ball joints included, yesterday
as long as quick struts and sway bar links. Plan to do rear shocks today.
Basically as much trouble with ball joints as I've had on my truck, yes its well worth doing while your in there already.
At least on the uppers... and I believe it after having a shop put in new ball joints upper and lower and they only lasted 25k miles approx.
Replaced upper control arms ball joints included, yesterday
as long as quick struts and sway bar links. Plan to do rear shocks today.
Basically as much trouble with ball joints as I've had on my truck, yes its well worth doing while your in there already.
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If its an 04, I've heard that you must get a whole new control arm.
At least on the uppers... and I believe it after having a shop put in new ball joints upper and lower and they only lasted 25k miles approx.
Replaced upper control arms ball joints included, yesterday
as long as quick struts and sway bar links. Plan to do rear shocks today.
Basically as much trouble with ball joints as I've had on my truck, yes its well worth doing while your in there already.
At least on the uppers... and I believe it after having a shop put in new ball joints upper and lower and they only lasted 25k miles approx.
Replaced upper control arms ball joints included, yesterday
as long as quick struts and sway bar links. Plan to do rear shocks today.
Basically as much trouble with ball joints as I've had on my truck, yes its well worth doing while your in there already.
MGD