Cost of an adjustable offset ball joint installation
I recently installed a 3" FT Premium Plus lift before installing 35" KM2's. I followed the front end alignment in the Project JK write up but thought it would be wize to have it checked by an alingment shop. The alignment shop in Concord told me that the camber was positive 1.5 positive on one side .5 positive on the other and that the solution was to install the offset adjustable lower balljoints so they could bring the camber back into spec. I was surprised to see an estimate of $650 plus alignment.
I recently installed a 3" FT Premium Plus lift before installing 35" KM2's. I followed the front end alignment in the Project JK write up but thought it would be wize to have it checked by an alingment shop. The alignment shop in Concord told me that the camber was positive 1.5 positive on one side .5 positive on the other and that the solution was to install the offset adjustable lower balljoints so they could bring the camber back into spec. I was surprised to see an estimate of $650 plus alignment.
Thats about right for a BJ install. Make sure they put Moogs in though. They're greasable. About $100 each.
You could rent a b-joint press from an auto parts store, you'd just have to order an adapter cup the right size for the jk joint, its about $50. Bad thing about adj B-joints is trying to set them without an alinement machine, once they're set and you press them in, thats it. You get everything back together and its off, you'll be tearing it back down.
What I'm having a hard time figuring out is how you got pos camber. Usually end up with neg camber from the upper C bending in.
You could rent a b-joint press from an auto parts store, you'd just have to order an adapter cup the right size for the jk joint, its about $50. Bad thing about adj B-joints is trying to set them without an alinement machine, once they're set and you press them in, thats it. You get everything back together and its off, you'll be tearing it back down.
What I'm having a hard time figuring out is how you got pos camber. Usually end up with neg camber from the upper C bending in.
Last edited by mkjeep; Dec 27, 2010 at 04:32 AM.


