Pre trip inspection possible ball joint issue

[homebrew]

Leaving for Moab on Monday, took my Jeep in for an alignment and discovered my camber is off on the passenger side. Last time I did the alignment it was within spec. The Jeep only has 14k miles on it, not abused. Sign ball joint is failing?

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[Solidaxle]

Before an alignment , any shop that knows what it’s doing starts by checking for any play and looks for worn components especially ball joints. If the ball joint has enough play to make the camber change that much it’s worn out and the alignment shop should have definitely caught that. Most likely it’s user error on the alignment persons side and the ball joint is fine , but I would definitely check the ball joints for play yourself or take it to another shop. It’s pretty easy.

 

[WES IV]

Before an alignment , any shop that knows what it’s doing starts by checking for any play and looks for worn components especially ball joints. If the ball joint has enough play to make the camber change that much it’s worn out and the alignment shop should have definitely caught that. Most likely it’s user error on the alignment persons side and the ball joint is fine , but I would definitely check the ball joints for play yourself or take it to another shop. It’s pretty easy.

14k miles and you shouldn't have problems. Hopefully you'll have it fixed in no time.

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