I have noticed minor changes in the way my jeep is handling in the steering department first is the front end seems loose. It feels as though the wheel is loose sounds dumb but if I take the top and bottom of the wheel I have a very small amount of play in it which would lead my to ball joints or wheel bearings but the ball joints don't appear to have play and the wheel bears don't "growl" when I turn corners. That being said it also appears I need to rebuild the Johnny joints in my front lower control arms and my steering stabilizer is shot and my jeep is currently disconnected.

What I need to know is how do I determine if it is ball joints or wheel bearings or just one of the many other things going on that I already know for sure it needs??

My jeep is a 2010 jk 2door sport. Stock ball joints with 97000 on the jeep. Any input would be provided.

If your going to tell me to use the search function please don't waste your time as I have already attempted that and can't find any help.

 

97000 on stock ball joints?! Wow thats pretty good. I only only got about 50000 and went with synergys. Tightened it up for sure. Worn ball joints will most definitely make it drive loose. Jack one side up and look/feel for small amounts of up and down movement. Mine didnt, but i noticed an improvement after i got the new ball joints in. Control arms can cause issues too. Jeep needs a little tlc by the sounds of it.

 

Jeep is getting tlc already have steering stabilizer just have to install ordering parts tomorrow to rebuild Johnny joints in control arms just trying to figure out if the last problem is wheel bearing or ball joints so I buy the right parts there or if it is being caused by the steering stabilizer and and control arms. This is a problem which just started occurring in the past week. It's not something that has been lingering on and I have been neglecting it. The worn bushing in the Johnny joints is only an assumption from what I can see with the control arms in place but going to rebuild just to freshen up.

 

I have been putting roughly 3k-4k into her for the past two years it's slowly getting it where I want it to be

 

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97000 on stock ball joints...? They are shot for sure. But to see just how bad jack up the front and put a couple axles stands under then use some sort of lever, a bar or whatever you have and pry up on the bottom on the tire. Watch your upper joint for any play you should have none. Then do the same for the lower on both sides. Then have some one grab the outside of the tire and rock it side to side. I am just about to change mine, got 30000 out of them.

 

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