Wj Front ball joints - Page 2 - JeepForum.com
Search  
Sign Up   Today's Posts
User: Pass: Remember?
Advertise Here
Jeep Home Jeep Forum Jeep Classifieds Jeep Registry JeepSpace Jeep Reviews Jeep Gallery Jeep Clubs Jeep Groups Jeep Videos Jeep Events Jeep Articles
Go Back JeepForum.com > Models > Jeep Grand Cherokee & Commander Forums > WJ Grand Cherokee Forum > Wj Front ball joints

Warn and Smittybilt Free Shipping OfferNew items recently added to Oconee Offroad15 x 8 Black D-Window Steel Wheels Set of 4

Reply
Unread 02-10-2012, 12:32 PM   #16
thisguyhasadd2
Registered User
2002 WJ 
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fort Collins/Lake Zurich, Coloroado/Illinois
Posts: 998
just got the caliper rotor, and hub/axle out. Now i need to drop the knuckle. anyone have the sizes for the lower and upper crown nuts?

__________________
2002 Overland - 4" rc -255/75/17/Jk Moabs
1982 Yamaha XT200J- dead, rebuild winter
Colorado Jeep Club Member#259
thisguyhasadd2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-10-2012, 01:03 PM   #17
Terminator2
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Lecanto, Florida
Posts: 1,245
Quote:
Originally Posted by ratmonkey View Post
Happens to more stock solid axle vehicles than lifted ones... Sounds like jealousy to me.
Yeah our 2008 superduty 4x4 has had a nasty steering wobble stock since new (turn the wheel and is wiggles a lot). I think ford fubared the caster angle stock or something because it feels like a wobbly shopping cart LOL. Tire wear is perfectly even with no cupping so toe and camber must be ok.
Terminator2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-10-2012, 01:46 PM   #18
thisguyhasadd2
Registered User
2002 WJ 
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fort Collins/Lake Zurich, Coloroado/Illinois
Posts: 998
upper crown nut - 7/8
lower crown nut - 1 5/16
__________________
2002 Overland - 4" rc -255/75/17/Jk Moabs
1982 Yamaha XT200J- dead, rebuild winter
Colorado Jeep Club Member#259
thisguyhasadd2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-10-2012, 02:22 PM   #19
thisguyhasadd2
Registered User
2002 WJ 
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fort Collins/Lake Zurich, Coloroado/Illinois
Posts: 998
knuckle is pretty stuck on there too, might try to remove the ball joints with knuckle on
__________________
2002 Overland - 4" rc -255/75/17/Jk Moabs
1982 Yamaha XT200J- dead, rebuild winter
Colorado Jeep Club Member#259
thisguyhasadd2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-10-2012, 09:18 PM   #20
ratmonkey
Living dead mod
 
ratmonkey's Avatar
1997 ZJ 
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: , Pennsylvania
Posts: 19,764
Quote:
Originally Posted by thisguyhasadd2 View Post
knuckle is pretty stuck on there too, might try to remove the ball joints with knuckle on
Cant.

Either use a pickle fork, or a bigger hammer
__________________
'97 zj 5.2, some stuff, some other suff, and some things that even work sometimes.

ratmonkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-10-2012, 11:26 PM   #21
thisguyhasadd2
Registered User
2002 WJ 
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fort Collins/Lake Zurich, Coloroado/Illinois
Posts: 998
i did manage to use the press to pop out the old ones with the knuckle still on, that sob was on there .

here is a picture of the install job on the upper haha, i looked all over the garage but nothing else would do the trick
421366_10150593565348044_501853043_8956308_807869959_n.jpg  
__________________
2002 Overland - 4" rc -255/75/17/Jk Moabs
1982 Yamaha XT200J- dead, rebuild winter
Colorado Jeep Club Member#259
thisguyhasadd2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02-11-2012, 02:37 AM   #22
ratmonkey
Living dead mod
 
ratmonkey's Avatar
1997 ZJ 
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: , Pennsylvania
Posts: 19,764
Wow.

this is why you get the whole kit.
__________________
'97 zj 5.2, some stuff, some other suff, and some things that even work sometimes.

ratmonkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Thread Tools


Suggested Threads





Jeep, Wrangler, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, and other models are copyrighted and trademarked to Jeep/Chrysler Corporation. JeepForum.com is not in any way associated with Jeep or the Chrysler Corp.