Dynatrac Prosteer Ball Joint Interference

[wayoflife]

Just an FYI, the ProSteers have since been modified to offer a lot more clearance and late 2012-up JK 44 shafts will not have any issue with them.

http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?11925-New-Dynatrac-Lower-Ball-Joints-2012-JK

 

[JK_Dave]

Just an FYI, the ProSteers have since been modified to offer a lot more clearance and late 2012-up JK 44 shafts will not have any issue with them.

http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?11925-New-Dynatrac-Lower-Ball-Joints-2012-JK

Nice! Thanks Eddie :thumb:

Yeah ball joints are a pain in the ass themselves but then to have to grind the axle stub yolk is a real kick in the teeth... but it honestly wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It only took a couple hours longer and I didn't have anything better to do anyway. :beer:

Ha, my wife makes sure I can never say, "I didn't have anything better to do". Thanks for the tip about the install kit though. It's stuff like that you don't always learn when buying parts over the internet.

 

[JKAnimal]

Just an FYI, the ProSteers have since been modified to offer a lot more clearance and late 2012-up JK 44 shafts will not have any issue with them.

http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?11925-New-Dynatrac-Lower-Ball-Joints-2012-JK

That's good to hear. I figured it was only a matter of time. Dynatrac is a good company!

I wish I'd have bought mine a few months later... o well.

 

[JK_Dave]

Animal's just too far ahead of the curve!

 

[JKAnimal]

Animal's just too far ahead of the curve!

LOL I wish. He has a lot further to go. :crazyeyes:

 

[OverlanderJK]

Thanks for this thread docknocker. I used it for reference when installing my ball joints. :thumb:

 

[JKAnimal]

Thanks for this thread docknocker. I used it for reference when installing my ball joints. :thumb:

Your welcome! Glad I could help! :beer:

Those ball joints are a huge change in the way the Jeep steers! I love them! Dynatrac rocks!

 

[Off Pavement]

Any way to tell the difference between original design Dynatrac lower joints from the redesign? I just got a set and it came with the same "Techinical Service Bulletin" Animal got. I'll go ahead and grind away as necessary, but it would be nice to know in advance if I'm going to have to allot the extra time. I do have the stub shaft cast number known for interference.

Oh yeah... howdy everybody. It's my first post.

 

[OverlanderJK]

Any way to tell the difference between original design Dynatrac lower joints from the redesign? I just got a set and it came with the same "Techinical Service Bulletin" Animal got. I'll go ahead and grind away as necessary, but it would be nice to know in advance if I'm going to have to allot the extra time. I do have the stub shaft cast number known for interference.

Oh yeah... howdy everybody. It's my first post.

Welcome to Wayalife. The redesigned ball joints have a lower profile then the older ones.

 

[Off Pavement]

Welcome to Wayalife. The redesigned ball joints have a lower profile then the older ones.

I kinda figured that... got a measurement? I don't know if I have the new design or not so I have no clue if they are lower profile or not.

 

[OverlanderJK]

I kinda figured that... got a measurement? I don't know if I have the new design or not so I have no clue if they are lower profile or not.

Give me a minute and I will measure mine.

 

[OverlanderJK]

This is the old style.

 

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This is the old style.

How AWESOME!!!! You pulled a joint to measure it for me... hehe. Thanks!

 

[TheDuff]

How AWESOME!!!! You pulled a joint to measure it for me... hehe. Thanks!

You can't give him that much credit, they are probably still not in his new axle


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[cozdude]

You can't give him that much credit, they are probably still not in his new axle


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its gonna take him another 2 weeks to prob do it :cheesy:

 

[OverlanderJK]

Lol actually just took them off the old axle before I scraped it. They need to be rebuilt before they go back in so I'll just wait until I order a ProRock.

 

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So here is my out of the box lower joint which is supposed to fit a '13 Rubicon...

 

[OverlanderJK]

So here is my out of the box lower joint which is supposed to fit a '13 Rubicon...

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Nope those are the old ones. The new ones are solid and don't have the holes on top.

 

[Off Pavement]

No wonder they were priced well below Dynatrac's online price. Thanks for the info.

 

[silversurfer575]

Nope those are the old ones. The new ones are solid and don't have the holes on top.

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Correct. I got the ones without the holes in them on my new PR44.