Brand of ball joints

[mtgbaker]

Any recommendations on the Brand of ball joints they use.

 

[JT@623]

Synergy or OEM

 

[Disciple Off Road]

We mostly use Synergy Mfg. as a stock replacement or Dynatrac if you want to spend extra money.

 

[DirtHeadDavis]

I went Synergy. Depending on how your last set served you, OEM might still be viable too.

 

[Spazbyt]

Synergy has held up great for me.

 

[wayoflife]

As mentioned, Synergy or Crown HD for me. Both are metal on metal designs and I have found them to get the job done well.

 

[Mike Pierson]

Synergy hands down. OEMs are fun if you enjoy using a press.

 

[jeeeep]

I went Spicer, haven't installed them yet but need to.

 

[pewpew82]

Not trying to hijack this, but I was told by a local shop that the knuckles on my axle are bent so they had to install adjustable offset teraflex ball joints and they charged me a ton to do it.

I will not be going back to this shop for other reasons, but did I get had? The alignment check done locally looked to me like it was in need of a lot of adjustment, but I only got a quick look.

This instance is one of only 2 times I have ever had other people work on my shit since I didn't have the tools, and both times are why it will never happen again. Hard to find a good shop in Ohio...

 

[OverlanderJK]

Not trying to hijack this, but I was told by a local shop that the knuckles on my axle are bent so they had to install adjustable offset teraflex ball joints and they charged me a ton to do it.

I will not be going back to this shop for other reasons, but did I get had? The alignment check done locally looked to me like it was in need of a lot of adjustment, but I only got a quick look.

This instance is one of only 2 times I have ever had other people work on my shit since I didn't have the tools, and both times are why it will never happen again. Hard to find a good shop in Ohio...

Yes you got had. You can’t bend a cast knuckle. If it was bent it would be cracked and the knuckle would be replaced. They must sell teraflex and totally hosed you. Sucks but next time post on here and ask questions before saying yes. Someone will answer pretty quick.

 

[pewpew82]

Yes you got had. You can’t bend a cast knuckle. If it was bent it would be cracked and the knuckle would be replaced. They must sell teraflex and totally hosed you. Sucks but next time post on here and ask questions before saying yes. Someone will answer pretty quick.

Awesome. I had the worry that was the case. They also torqued my wheels to 12364352349386495839874243 foot lbs and I had to replace all the lugnuts after breaking 2 sockets, a breaker bar, and the internals on one of my impacts.

I will surely be here for a long time. I will not be ashamed again.

 

[wayoflife]

Not trying to hijack this, but I was told by a local shop that the knuckles on my axle are bent so they had to install adjustable offset teraflex ball joints and they charged me a ton to do it.

I will not be going back to this shop for other reasons, but did I get had? The alignment check done locally looked to me like it was in need of a lot of adjustment, but I only got a quick look.

This instance is one of only 2 times I have ever had other people work on my shit since I didn't have the tools, and both times are why it will never happen again. Hard to find a good shop in Ohio...

It's possible the shop was referring to the axle end forgings (also known as axle c's) which the knuckles are bolted on to. They can bend and this is why people have gussets welded on to them. While exotic or adjustable ball joints can help correct camber, it doesn't exactly fix the problem, especially if the axle tube is bent (very likely).