Matthew89
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Mississippi
Hello all,
I'm giving my front end some TLC and a little worried about selecting the proper ball joints. Reason being, my Jeep is a 4wd conversion (there, it's out). Previous owner did the conversion and actually did a pretty good job IMO. Jeep drove and handled amazingly for the past 50K miles, but stuff is starting to decline now (I'm sure smoking that deer at 65 mph didn't help). I want to spruce up the front end then go have it professionally aligned.
Front axle is a D30. No clue how many miles it had on it before it was installed, I've put almost 60k miles myself.
Industrious previous owner also upgraded some steering components (my memory is vague, I bought it over 4 years ago) so I'm just worried about replacing parts on a Frankensteined system.
Having said all this, how can I be sure I am selecting the proper ball joints? I obviously can't look them up by vehicle year. I'll be glad to post pictures of the knuckles if that helps.
I plan to get quality replacements when I figure it out, leaning towards Spicer.
Thanks
Some info:
'99 XJ "4wd"
AX15 Trans
2-3" Lift, 32" Tires
200,xxx overall miles
I'm giving my front end some TLC and a little worried about selecting the proper ball joints. Reason being, my Jeep is a 4wd conversion (there, it's out). Previous owner did the conversion and actually did a pretty good job IMO. Jeep drove and handled amazingly for the past 50K miles, but stuff is starting to decline now (I'm sure smoking that deer at 65 mph didn't help). I want to spruce up the front end then go have it professionally aligned.
Front axle is a D30. No clue how many miles it had on it before it was installed, I've put almost 60k miles myself.
Industrious previous owner also upgraded some steering components (my memory is vague, I bought it over 4 years ago) so I'm just worried about replacing parts on a Frankensteined system.
Having said all this, how can I be sure I am selecting the proper ball joints? I obviously can't look them up by vehicle year. I'll be glad to post pictures of the knuckles if that helps.
I plan to get quality replacements when I figure it out, leaning towards Spicer.
Thanks
Some info:
'99 XJ "4wd"
AX15 Trans
2-3" Lift, 32" Tires
200,xxx overall miles