The Ultimate Ball Joint Comparison!!!

[Rangemaster]

I though mine going bad at 13K was bad.....

When I pulled the stock ball joints, they had so much free play you could just shake it back and forth and see it move all over the place.

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[Emmanuelmv]

This happened at 10k, I guess they can go at any point.

 

[snapper692]

So, which one did you choose?

Thoughts on doing iron knuckle conversion at the same time as doing ball joints? Saves a lot of time?

I’ve been following them for awhile, and they’re still on my short list….Hoping to make an initial decision soon. Then I’ll change it 3 or 4 times, then I’ll buy something. Lol

 

[Odyssey USA]

Great video, very happy with my purchase

I bought mine about a year ago while accumulating parts for a refresh. Yours aren’t red? Makes me want to open the box. lol Those look good.

 

[Emmanuelmv]

I bought mine about ac year ago while accumulating parts for a refresh. Yours aren’t red? Makes me want to open the box. lol Those look good.

I kept the box for cigars . They’re black and gold now, they used to be red when they first rolled out. Pairs well with their shocks.

 

[Rangemaster]

This happened at 10k, I guess they can go at any point.

Damn, thank God your alive and not dead.

 

[Old Dogger]

The Gold Standard, Dynatrac's for the win..

 

[MarkM]

Thanks for sharing that video!

That is a pretty extensive review and cutting them open gives a neat perspective. I purchased the Synergy heavy duty uppers and lowers about a month ago, just need to get them in.

All of the brands bring a lot to the table. While the rebuildability is cool, I was just looking for something a little stronger than stock for overlanding and mild to moderate climbing. The lifetime warranty also helped make the decision.

Im just not a fan of nylon wear surfaces on the stock joints. Granted, the steel on steel will also wear, but a good greasing on a regular basis helps keep the accumulation of crap to a minimum, you can't do that on stock joints.

 

[CO2Wrangler]

This is a great comparison. I feel like Teraflex is probably the best value, but I still want them Baller Joints (if they'd ever put them on sale )

 

[Dusty Dude]

I’m surprised they didn’t show the price of the rebuild kits. That would help for making an informed decision on which ball joints to buy. Yes, I realize that sounds lazy, as we can look them up ourselves, but isn’t that the point of the video?

 

[Beach Nut]

Perfect timing on this! I have 65K trouble-free miles with 37's on my stockers, but I think Im going to change them before that changes. This video was perfect for helping me narrow down my choices!

I’m running the Teraflex…changed out OEM at 52k. Jeep feels Phenomenal…tighter than it EVER was! Bump steer is non existent as is any wobble of any kind…running 35 Cooper STTs. Cheers!

 

[DanW]

Great video. It would be interesting to see the cost of the OEM ones as well.

I take all claims of increased durability over OEM with a grain of salt. OEMs track durability of their parts closely, specially since this is a drivetrain component under 5year 60K miles warranty.

I have 33K miles on OEM joints running 37s and frequent wheeling, with no looseness. Similarly had 55K miles on my JK's original joints won 35s, no issues.

Seems to me that an aftermarket joint would need to exceed that factory 60K miles before a rebuilding is even in the cards. That would make it a 120K mile Jeep.

I'm more concerned about my aluminum knuckles than my ball joints.

My JK´s OEM´s were shot at 90k miles, although I didn´t realize it. I put Synergy, IIRC on it and then I could really tell, as they were so much tighter that I realized the old ones made for a lot of slop in the steering.

My JL has 103k on it and much harder off roading than the JK had. They feel exactly the same as those on my JT, which had 35k when I bought it, so I would say the JL/JT have better OEM joints.

When I do replace them, I want fully greasable options. I´m watching this video now to see which I would prefer.

But so far, so good on the OEM, for me.

 

[GMONEY]

This is a great comparison. I feel like Teraflex is probably the best value, but I still want them Baller Joints (if they'd ever put them on sale )

MC has sales all the time anywhere from 10-15% occasionally a 20%. Check em at 4th of July, labor day and black Friday you'll find a deal.

 

[CO2Wrangler]

MC has sales all the time anywhere from 10-15% occasionally a 20%. Check em at 4th of July, labor day and black Friday you'll find a deal.

Read the fine print. They exclude Baller Joints and their fancy shocks.

 

[GMONEY]

Read the fine print. They exclude Baller Joints and their fancy shocks.

Yeah Northridge doesn't discount them but go direct to MC and you can find sales on em when you would expect to find sales.

Kind of like I said in my last post.

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