Ball Joint Replacement

[Zebvance]

I got a new dana 30 and I'm going to do the ball joints before I put it on. I see kits on ebay for upper and lowers $50 buck or leass out the door. Anybody have experience with these? From how cheap they are my gut is telling me to turn away. Any way I would like to get some decent ones but I don't want to spen $100 plus on a set. Any recomendations?

[kolton]

Never used the eBay ones on a jeep. But I used to go through ball joints quite a bit on my old Dana35TTB in my Broncoii. Then again, I was running 37" tires.

 

I tried the eBay ones and the lasted me about 3 trips out wheelin. But the MOOGS were much better. I almost had to try and get them to go bad. I ended up buying the eBay sets for back ups and using the MOOGS on a constant.

[ftpiercecracker1]

XRF. Done. End of story.   :thumbsup:

[xjrev10]

Not a good place on a vehicle to use cheap parts. Get some MOOGs.

[Zebvance]

XRF. Done. End of story.   :thumbsup:

 

Looked these up and called a distributer to get a quote. Was about 140 for the set. Still pretty expensive. What is your experience with them?

[GonzoTheGreat]

Moogs really are top quality. I knew a guy who jumped his xj with a waggy dana 44 in the front end. He split a steering knuckle in two places, but the moog ball joints didn't budge.

[ftpiercecracker1]

 

XRF. Done. End of story.   :thumbsup:

 

Looked these up and called a distributer to get a quote. Was about 140 for the set. Still pretty expensive. What is your experience with them?

 

 

I searched for quite a while trying to determine, like everybody else, a good balance between cost and quality. XRF fit the bill. When compared to a set from Spicer they were a good bit cheaper. I had a whole list of suppliers and prices written down, but i have since thrown that piece of paper away. Local NAPA wanted over $350 for HOUSE brand ball joints. Spicer was just over $200 shipped and XRF came to $135 shipped. I looked at several dozen online/offroad forum reviews of their ball joints and all were overwhelmingly positive. I have my set sitting in my room right now waiting to be installed so i can't say i have really "tested" them, but i don't go out and buy things willy nilly. I simply don't have the funds to do so, therefore i research everything i buy to make sure what money i do spend is spent wisely.

 

From what i have been reading XRF is the same quality as Spicer, just less money.

 

Hope this helps you make a decision,

ftpiercecracker.

[Timeless]

Word on the jeep forums is that Moog ball joint quality has gone downhill in recent years.  I don't know if it is across the board for their product line or a specific line, but it was enough to scare me away from them.  Not only that, but a friend who was running moog's on an xj with 33's ruined them in a few months and he didn't even do any serious wheeling.

 

My suggestion is to go with Spicers.  These guys had some darn good prices and ship super fast: http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/p-18953-706944x-spicer-dana-30-44-ball-joint-kit-wrangler-yj-tj-cherokee-xj-zj.aspx

[ftpiercecracker1]

Word on the jeep forums is that Moog ball joint quality has gone downhill in recent years. 

 

This. :agree: . . . . . .

 

My suggestion is to go with Spicers.  These guys had some darn good prices and ship super fast: http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/p-18953-706944x-spicer-dana-30-44-ball-joint-kit-wrangler-yj-tj-cherokee-xj-zj.aspx

 

. . . . . . and this, mostly.

[Zebvance]

Word on the jeep forums is that Moog ball joint quality has gone downhill in recent years.  I don't know if it is across the board for their product line or a specific line, but it was enough to scare me away from them.  Not only that, but a friend who was running moog's on an xj with 33's ruined them in a few months and he didn't even do any serious wheeling.

 

My suggestion is to go with Spicers.  These guys had some darn good prices and ship super fast: http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/p-18953-706944x-spicer-dana-30-44-ball-joint-kit-wrangler-yj-tj-cherokee-xj-zj.aspx

For link you posted I'm showing the whole kit for 35 bucks. That would be both uppers and both lowers. Is this correct. Because if so that is dirt cheap for a decent part.

[mvusse]

I think the kit might be for one side, so one upper and one lower.

 

Don't know what all changed between our D30 and a JK D30, but JK owners are finding the OEM (Can I assume that would be Spicer?) ball joints are garbage and are replacing them with the Synergy ones.

[Timeless]

 

Word on the jeep forums is that Moog ball joint quality has gone downhill in recent years.  I don't know if it is across the board for their product line or a specific line, but it was enough to scare me away from them.  Not only that, but a friend who was running moog's on an xj with 33's ruined them in a few months and he didn't even do any serious wheeling.

 

My suggestion is to go with Spicers.  These guys had some darn good prices and ship super fast: http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/p-18953-706944x-spicer-dana-30-44-ball-joint-kit-wrangler-yj-tj-cherokee-xj-zj.aspx

For link you posted I'm showing the whole kit for 35 bucks. That would be both uppers and both lowers. Is this correct. Because if so that is dirt cheap for a decent part.

 

The link is per side.  One upper, one lower, + hardware.  I picked mine up from there, but cannot comment on longevity of the ball joints as it was a recent purchase.