I'm a huge Northridge supporter. But alloy USA joints get my vote. 160 for stintered metal joints that are greaseable and rebuildable. I wish nr 4x4 sold them.

 

Alloy USA is either the same company as Rugged Ridge or they are related in some way. NR carries both labels so I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually stock them

I talked to Bryan at 4wd and he said they don't carry them yet either. You can get stock ball joints for $100 (both sides). But these alloy ones for about $50 more and they are greasable....sounds like a good option over more expensive ones.

 

I just was at napa ordering something for my other car and asked about these. They said they could get the ball joints and that they were greasable. I wanted to check them out so I had them order them. I'll let you know what they are and how they look. I think they were around 80 or 90 for all 4 of them.

 

I saw those, and they looked like an exact copy of Synergy. Maybe made in same factory? I chose Synergy just because try have been out for a year, but those look high quality.

 

I would never put a stock joint in my JK....they are garbage with peices of plastic? wtf? no thanks.

 

We can get all the brands of ball joints

 

I just replaced the stock ball joints last weekend. I got 45,000 miles out of them. The lowers were pretty bad.
Replaced with Moog from Advanced Auto. Good quality and greasable. However the lower ball joint grease
zerk gets in the way of the U-joint, so it has to be removed after greasing and filled with a plug. I think it ran
me $250 for all four.

Jeremy - Lincoln, NE

 

For those of you changing out your balljoints are you inspecting your stock ujoints during the process? How are they holding up? Are they garbage as well?

 

I'm planning what I need before I order a 2013 JK in a few months. I'm doing a 2.5" lift and 35" tires from dealer. So question is should I buy new set of ball joints and have dealer install with lift, or just run stock ones and replace when they are worn out?

 

Eeeeeeeee. So happy. Money going north ridge's way very soon for the alloy USA joint kit!