Slimebones
Active Member
Just putting this out there. Often wondered if I should use factory castle nut on ball joints as opposed to nylock nuts. When castle nuts are torqued to spec and slot does not line up with hole in shaft of ball joint, if you loosen nut to align it is too loose. If you tighten to align with next slot, it is too tight. Seems to me if you just use a nylock nut set to proper torque spec, you would be better off. Must be a good reason factory uses the slotted nut though. I know there are a lot of knowledgeable people out here and was just wondering about your thoughts on this and which is the best alternative.