Thanks again. Hopefully i wont be doing that again anytime soon. It was a real ass pain making those adapters work. Finally ended up grinding one down to angle it like the Chrysler Kit. Work great after that. 4 hours on the first side...1.5 on the other.
Steering...again
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Thanks again. Hopefully i wont be doing that again anytime soon. It was a real ass pain making those adapters work. Finally ended up grinding one down to angle it like the Chrysler Kit. Work great after that. 4 hours on the first side...1.5 on the other.
:cheesy: Oh man, I have so been there and done that. So glad that you were finally able to get this fixed and without having to throw more money at your Jeep than was needed. :thumb:
It does feel a lot better and i think ill be leaving my SS of for now. At least it wasn't my steering box haha. BTW, I called the dealership to get a quote on ball joints. $771. Cost me about $200! Plus beer.
WJCO
Meme King
Lol. It's a good 4-5 hours of work. It's been a long time since I did a set of those style of ball joints. I sure don't miss it.
Well i would still be working on it if it wasn't for yalls help and searching through the forum. I think ill stay a while.
Glad that we've been able to help you. There are some out there who think we provide bad information and that you should be getting your answers from a shop that wants to sell you parts. I look forward to seeing you on the forum.
jeeeep
Hooked
Just an FYI I have the OTC 7849 adapter kit and the install cup is too short for the newer Dynatrac ball-joints so get the recommended washer spacer kit or rent a 4wd ball-joint kit from your local auto-parts store for the longer install cup.
the 7849 kit install cup hits the ball-joint pin before it reaches the rim of the ball-joint.
I guess it might also depend on how you install but my method - I removed lower, then upper then installed the upper then lower - this allowed me to use my impact gun from start to finish