Offset balljoints
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From: San Bernardino, CA
Year: 1987
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Check your hubs for play. If your ball joints are new, you shouldn't have to replace them unless they were improperly replaced. My money is on worn out hubs.
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From: Fredericksburg, VA.
Year: 2001
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If the OP had a professional alignment shop do the work they would have checked ball joints, tie rod ends and wheel hubs for play before even starting the process and would have said that they could not proceed with the alignment until all worn parts were replaced. That said, without any punctuation the OPs post is a bit confusing. I'm not sure if he said he needs one ball joint or has new ball joints. If I am reading the alignment sheet correctly, I see -.85 LF and -.95 RF which is not excessive. Typically you run slightly more negative camber on the right front to compensate for the crown in the roads for left hand drive countries. I would call it good and move on.
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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He stated he just got an alignment and posted the result.
He has a camber issue (reportedly, not that bad) but I believe he is looking for offset ball joints. They make them in 0.5 degree increments up to 2 degrees, its the only way to adjust camber.
They allow you to adjust camber up to +/- 2 degrees and as far as I know, they only make them in upper ball joints. They can be used to adjust caster too.
If you don't know what to get, ask the shop that did the alignment, If you get the orientation wrong putting them in, you will make it worse/screw something else. Then you'll be pressing them back out.
He has a camber issue (reportedly, not that bad) but I believe he is looking for offset ball joints. They make them in 0.5 degree increments up to 2 degrees, its the only way to adjust camber.
They allow you to adjust camber up to +/- 2 degrees and as far as I know, they only make them in upper ball joints. They can be used to adjust caster too.
If you don't know what to get, ask the shop that did the alignment, If you get the orientation wrong putting them in, you will make it worse/screw something else. Then you'll be pressing them back out.
Last edited by MBredestege; Mar 2, 2020 at 05:06 PM.
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