after my lift was put on I took it to my alignment shop and they told me I needed an adjustable upper ball joint to fix the camber I believe. (Don't have the spec sheet but I think it was camber) they said it's not too bad but I noticed a very very minor pull to the left. ( could be power of suggestion as that's what they told me I would feel) I knew the day would come to have to replace the ball joints( my understanding was they aren't the best). So my question is does this sound accurate? ( I know the manager of the alignment shop and he offered to do it for free if I buy the ball joints so I don't think he's pulling my leg) and if so what are the best ball joints out there?

Thanks,
Eric

PS I tried a search but didn't find much.

 

Need more info...

Lift size
Do you have an adj track bar?
Drag link flip?
Drop pitman arm
Adj control arms?

As far as ball jointa go. No they are not that great.

 

Sorry, my lift is a 4x4 Source Jeeps(shop I used) Tuned 3.5" BDS lift kit, Fox 2.0 Shocks, front adj trackbar and sway bar disconnects! No drop pitman arm or adj LCA

 

Found the alignment sheet

 

Do you have a pic of your front end.

 

Sounds like you need front lower control arms or drop brackets. At a minimum.

 

You don't need adjustable BJ's. Camber is fine. Your caster is at 2.5 you are going to want to bring that up a bit. Adjustable lower control arms or brackets will fix ya up. Nothing an alignment shop can really do besides recenter your steering wheel.

 

So if I got adj LCA then the alignment shop should be able to get it in alignment? Ball joints and LCA are things on my to do list but I can't do both at the same time and would like to address this alignment thing.

 

Factory specs w/32" factory tires:
Caster 3.7 to 4.7
Camber -0.6 to 0.1
Toe 0.07 to 0.13
Thrust angle -0.25 to 0.25


Rancho's specs for my 4" Sport Lift w/35" tires:
Caster 4.6° ±1.0°
Camber -0.25° ±0.63°
Toe-In (each wheel) 0.15° ±0.15°
Thrust Angle 0 ±0.15°



You definitely need either adjustable control arms or relocation brackets.

 

"That's a pricey thing we can replace." is all I'm hearing from that shop. I bet those lower control arm bushings are shot. This will be me 2nd time dealling with mine and it's an 08 and pulling right right now