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Old 01-14-2014, 01:08 AM
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Just replaced all of the ball joints and unit bearings on my ZJ a few days ago, everything was from Rockauto and good quality stuff. There was only one ball joint that had some play and the bearings were still ok, but with 215k on the clock, I'm sure they were on borrowed time. Man what a difference in the steering and feel! It feels nice and tight and no longer wanders all over the place. I highly recommend changing the ball joints and bearings if your ZJ is feeling a little Squirrley and spooky.
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a whole front end rebuild is in the works for me anyways.. went to lube it all up... and i had so much grease coming out of my boots it reminded me of a play doh spaghetti factory toy

glad to hear everything tightened up!

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Just replaced all of the ball joints and unit bearings on my ZJ a few days ago, everything was from Rockauto and good quality stuff. There was only one ball joint that had some play and the bearings were still ok, but with 215k on the clock, I'm sure they were on borrowed time. Man what a difference in the steering and feel! It feels nice and tight and no longer wanders all over the place. I highly recommend changing the ball joints and bearings if your ZJ is feeling a little Squirrley and spooky.
Your Avatar picture. My friend Cody shared that picture on facebook. He is from Chico area. Is that like a local thing or something?
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