yung_juice

Hi Guys!

For what it's worth, after doing a TON of research after months of frustration, time, money, and of course blood sweat and tears, I decided to change the control arms in the back. While I was at it I went ahead and did the upper ball joint aswell. I have a 99 WJ but it solved the problem. 5 main bolts, 6 including the ball joint, removing one of the springs, and of course disconnecting all the fuel line clips or whatever. Nothing too crazy. Upper control arm with bushings was only about $120, unless you'd rather keep the OEM and replace just the bushings (I don't have a press so I bought one new), and about $35 for the new ball joint with the bracket it presses into. That one was masterpro. I wanted to moog however it doesn't come with the bracket that it presses into so I had to settle for masterpro... for now (until I get a press). Moog goes for about $65 but is obviously well worth it. One thing to keep in mind is to be mindful of the 3 bolts that hold down the ball joint. Unfortunately the 3rd and last one I screwed in was not alligned which was difficult to see from my perspective and I totally stripped the aluminum, meaning now I have to throw in some JB weld and tap and die a new hole.. no biggie, right?

Hope this helps guys! Lemme know