adjustable Ball Joints.
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adjustable Ball Joints.
My Camber/Caster was out enough that the Alignment guys said I need Offset balljoints. M Camber is so negative that my front end is all over the place. I have a dual stabilizer on my truck and it is as if It does not even exist,. lol He said Dodge RAMS' have a factory bent axle housing sometimes and that running 37's for 200k miles can make it worse. Mine is getting bad enough it is getting close to he axle itself.
He still aligned it, but said If I wanted to tighten up my steering I should get offset balljoints or lower the lift. I considered dropping to 35's and taking 2 inches off my lift, but wouldn't that make it more negative? [i was confused there] Either way I need the ball joints. I cannot remember what he said I needed, one was like 1 degree and the other side was like 0.5. He said the 1 degree would help with pull form the larger tires? no idea, i am going to cal him again before buy anything and make sure.
QUESTION:!:!
Should I get the exact offset balljoints, or buy the adjustable ones. Or are they the same thing? Do the adjustable ones risk coming loose? if so, I do not want to even risk it.
I think he said I would only need the uppers too. Any Brand preferences? Adjustable or pre offset.
OH!! and what Tire PSI should I be Running set of E rated Wrangler MTR's at? The yhae like a 60 some psi rating but I have them on a 1500 witha load of weight missing so I have been running like 35-40psi. [55 when i go on long road trips] That and the lower PSI help the bump steering a lot. [I have the tock Track bar on there after all. Truck sits on its axle strait but the sway bar links are flexed out, is an adjustable really worth it? could that be part of my front end loose feeling?]
Thanks!
I am hoping that these and an adjustable track bar will tighten up my front end and my steering. It does not feel solid at all now and the steering is loose too even with a dual stabilizer.
He still aligned it, but said If I wanted to tighten up my steering I should get offset balljoints or lower the lift. I considered dropping to 35's and taking 2 inches off my lift, but wouldn't that make it more negative? [i was confused there] Either way I need the ball joints. I cannot remember what he said I needed, one was like 1 degree and the other side was like 0.5. He said the 1 degree would help with pull form the larger tires? no idea, i am going to cal him again before buy anything and make sure.
QUESTION:!:!
Should I get the exact offset balljoints, or buy the adjustable ones. Or are they the same thing? Do the adjustable ones risk coming loose? if so, I do not want to even risk it.
I think he said I would only need the uppers too. Any Brand preferences? Adjustable or pre offset.
OH!! and what Tire PSI should I be Running set of E rated Wrangler MTR's at? The yhae like a 60 some psi rating but I have them on a 1500 witha load of weight missing so I have been running like 35-40psi. [55 when i go on long road trips] That and the lower PSI help the bump steering a lot. [I have the tock Track bar on there after all. Truck sits on its axle strait but the sway bar links are flexed out, is an adjustable really worth it? could that be part of my front end loose feeling?]
Thanks!
I am hoping that these and an adjustable track bar will tighten up my front end and my steering. It does not feel solid at all now and the steering is loose too even with a dual stabilizer.
Last edited by etdavenport; Aug 21, 2011 at 05:56 PM.
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Moog makes some offset balljoints, that are 'adjustable' by how they are installed.
Next time you take it in for an alignment, have Caster angle set to 3*. Stock is like 1.... and that just ain't enough. (caster angle determines how well you truck tracks a straight line, and the tendency for the steering to want to return to center.)
Next time you take it in for an alignment, have Caster angle set to 3*. Stock is like 1.... and that just ain't enough. (caster angle determines how well you truck tracks a straight line, and the tendency for the steering to want to return to center.)
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Moog makes some offset balljoints, that are 'adjustable' by how they are installed.
Next time you take it in for an alignment, have Caster angle set to 3*. Stock is like 1.... and that just ain't enough. (caster angle determines how well you truck tracks a straight line, and the tendency for the steering to want to return to center.)
Next time you take it in for an alignment, have Caster angle set to 3*. Stock is like 1.... and that just ain't enough. (caster angle determines how well you truck tracks a straight line, and the tendency for the steering to want to return to center.)
Saw one somewhere where a guy literally cut one open and demonstrated why they fail.
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Moog makes some offset balljoints, that are 'adjustable' by how they are installed.
Next time you take it in for an alignment, have Caster angle set to 3*. Stock is like 1.... and that just ain't enough. (caster angle determines how well you truck tracks a straight line, and the tendency for the steering to want to return to center.)
Next time you take it in for an alignment, have Caster angle set to 3*. Stock is like 1.... and that just ain't enough. (caster angle determines how well you truck tracks a straight line, and the tendency for the steering to want to return to center.)