Bad balljoint?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Nowhere
Dynatrac Ball Joints
Good News and Bad News.
I emailed Dynatrac and they replied:
"We will be in full production in 2 weeks if all goes as planned. I will
keep your email and notify you when we are all done. Cost is $599.00 for
the complete set of uppers and lowers (both sides)."
So good news is they should be available soon
Bad news is price
I don't know what a good quality ball joint should cost....
I emailed Dynatrac and they replied:
"We will be in full production in 2 weeks if all goes as planned. I will
keep your email and notify you when we are all done. Cost is $599.00 for
the complete set of uppers and lowers (both sides)."
So good news is they should be available soon
Bad news is price I don't know what a good quality ball joint should cost....
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,907
Likes: 185
From: Maine
Good News and Bad News.
I emailed Dynatrac and they replied:
"We will be in full production in 2 weeks if all goes as planned. I will
keep your email and notify you when we are all done. Cost is $599.00 for
the complete set of uppers and lowers (both sides)."
So good news is they should be available soon Bad news is price I don't know what a good quality ball joint should cost....
I emailed Dynatrac and they replied:
"We will be in full production in 2 weeks if all goes as planned. I will
keep your email and notify you when we are all done. Cost is $599.00 for
the complete set of uppers and lowers (both sides)."
So good news is they should be available soon
Bad news is price I don't know what a good quality ball joint should cost....
JK Super Freak
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,680
Likes: 6
From: St. Louis, MO
That's mighty dang pricey. If I add up how much it would cost for those ball joints, a re-gear, C gussets, trusses, and a couple other odds and ends it'd almost be cheaper to buy some new Dynatrac Dana 44 axels with 5.13's. Do a direct swap out and sell my Dana 44 to someone with a Sahara and the Dana 30.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 377
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From: Nowhere
Yeah they are pricey. I was thinking I was going to get these, then have my gussets done and then put these in afterward. Now, going to need to find someone to do the gussets without messing up my stock ball joints. I don't have the money for those right now, or rather this year....
Oh, they emailed me back, they are currently taking orders on these if you want to spend the money.
Oh, they emailed me back, they are currently taking orders on these if you want to spend the money.
That's mighty dang pricey. If I add up how much it would cost for those ball joints, a re-gear, C gussets, trusses, and a couple other odds and ends it'd almost be cheaper to buy some new Dynatrac Dana 44 axels with 5.13's. Do a direct swap out and sell my Dana 44 to someone with a Sahara and the Dana 30.
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,907
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From: Maine
I just had my ball joints replaced today. The shop (off-road shop, not a dealer) was telling me that the stock steering stabilizer is too weak to handle anything but stock tires. The increased stresses from the weak stabilizer get transferred into the ball joints causing them to prematurely fail. I'm still not convinced on this explanation......but I couldn't argue with the fact my ball joints needed replaced. What the cause is, still open for debate.
Does the above explanation make technical sense to anyone else?
Does the above explanation make technical sense to anyone else?
All the stress from the tires goes right to the ball joints first.
The problem seems to be the plastic in the joints can't handle the load.
They should have been bigger, or all steel, with grease fittings.
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I just had my ball joints replaced today. The shop (off-road shop, not a dealer) was telling me that the stock steering stabilizer is too weak to handle anything but stock tires. The increased stresses from the weak stabilizer get transferred into the ball joints causing them to prematurely fail. I'm still not convinced on this explanation......but I couldn't argue with the fact my ball joints needed replaced. What the cause is, still open for debate.
I just had my ball joints replaced today. The shop (off-road shop, not a dealer) was telling me that the stock steering stabilizer is too weak to handle anything but stock tires. The increased stresses from the weak stabilizer get transferred into the ball joints causing them to prematurely fail. I'm still not convinced on this explanation......but I couldn't argue with the fact my ball joints needed replaced. What the cause is, still open for debate.
David
JK Freak
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Charleston
factory ball joints are shit for sure, and the stock stabilizer or any aftermarket one i dont believe will be the culprit for DW. The dealership will say so, so may some others, but its just not the case.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 105
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From: Keller, TX
Good News and Bad News.
I emailed Dynatrac and they replied:
"We will be in full production in 2 weeks if all goes as planned. I will
keep your email and notify you when we are all done. Cost is $599.00 for
the complete set of uppers and lowers (both sides)."
So good news is they should be available soon Bad news is price I don't know what a good quality ball joint should cost....
I emailed Dynatrac and they replied:
"We will be in full production in 2 weeks if all goes as planned. I will
keep your email and notify you when we are all done. Cost is $599.00 for
the complete set of uppers and lowers (both sides)."
So good news is they should be available soon
Bad news is price I don't know what a good quality ball joint should cost....