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WJCO said:
Any abnormal symptoms or did you just happen to randomly see it when you were doing an inspection?
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Lately I had been noticing a little looseness in the steering. Nothing too serious. Like you get with zero toe. I checked the ball joints a few weeks ago and they definitely seemed worn out using the standard test methods. I saw a little extra camber and figured it was the worn ball joints. I’ve had some prosteers sitting in my garage for a while, waiting to be installed. But I wasn’t having any death wobble, and the Jeep otherwise felt pretty good, so I haven’t been too motivated to do the swap. I’m motivated now though. [emoji23]


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fiend said:
Lately I had been noticing a little looseness in the steering. Nothing too serious. Like you get with zero toe. I checked the ball joints a few weeks ago and they definitely seemed worn out using the standard test methods. I saw a little extra camber and figured it was the worn ball joints. I’ve had some prosteers sitting in my garage for a while, waiting to be installed. But I wasn’t having any death wobble, and the Jeep otherwise felt pretty good, so I haven’t been too motivated to do the swap. I’m motivated now though. [emoji23]


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Well, it should be pretty easy to press in some new ball joints now. 😎

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JB Weld for the win!...

Seriously, it's a good thing you caught this before a serious hill climb in Moab...
 
I have a set of stock knuckle I took off Brute after I put in some Reid's...but the shipping would cost you...
 
Brute said:
I have a set of stock knuckle I took off Brute after I put in some Reid's...but the shipping would cost you...
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Thanks. I’m checking out the options. I’d like to upgrade strengthwise, but they all seem to have the raised tie rod which would be a pain for me.


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fiend said:
Thanks. I’m checking out the options. I’d like to upgrade strengthwise, but they all seem to have the raised tie rod which would be a pain for me.


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You're welcome to it...not sure how soon you need it...and it would be cheaper just to ship one. I assume you checked the other side really good...
 
fiend said:
Are there any aftermarket ones that are beefier but without the raised tie rod?
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Just get another OEM knuckle, yours happened to fail, but how many are still driving around with thousands more miles than your with the same setup?
 
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