In The Shop - Disciple Off Road

Seahawkfan

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Doing “normal maintenance” per manufacturers specs 🤡

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Any XJ fans? This one is sitting pretty nice at around 5” of lift with 35’s and Bilstein 5100 shocks. Added 4.88 gears with some limited slip differentials.

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Office is finally coming together.

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Hey Jeremy, Office and shop looking good. Always loved the look and stance of a lifted XJ.
 
I would think Eaton would pack their lockers a little better preventing them from rolling around in the box lol Luckily it's an easy fix and did some quick tac welds to fix it. I will say it's not recommended to do this as it can damage the internals but we did bench test it afterwards and all good.

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These went in a JK Sport and added some 4.56 gears.

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We have also been wrapping up this JKU as we added an EVO Mfg. long arm to its current suspension.

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So we finally had the chance to install a set of the ball joint deletes on a JT which I’ve been kinda waiting for if not to only see what they were all about as they seem to be a popular topic or question I get asked. I also wanted to see the install process and really, how they feel on the road as most daily drive their Jeeps.

After confirming which ones went where, the install process of pressing in the cups/bearing was way easy as you don’t have to deal with a stud while pressing them. Other than that, it’s literally a shank you slide in with some seals, washers and a spacer.

I haven’t had a chance to drive it yet but will update with my opinion and thoughts on that. Here are some quick pics I took and yes, that gap on the upper is supposed to be there lol.


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Overall, I don’t get the hype but would say the only real benefit I can see is the ease of rebuilding them. With that said…..

My main concerns is that if that bottom nut comes off for whatever reason, the sud/shank can literally just push up and out. There is nothing retaining it on the top end. This could especially be really bad for the lower if it got pushed up into a spinning u-joint.

Think this guy experienced this….

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Holy hell, that's... quite a gap 🤪
And, are those just nyloc nuts? Not even stovers??

I really do appreciate you posting this up. I too was curious about what all the hype was all about. Based on what I'm seeing, I think I'll just stick with ball joints.
I had to check instructions several times to make sure we had it right to be honest lol I think some of that gets covered with the stock balljoint boot but still and may be a reason some have snapped?

Yes it’s a nyloc nut but they say to add Loctite as well so….
 

wayoflife

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I had to check instructions several times to make sure we had it right to be honest lol I think some of that gets covered with the stock balljoint boot but still and may be a reason some have snapped?

Yes it’s a nyloc nut but they say to add Loctite as well so….
I don't know... there's a reason why castle nuts are typically used. And, if they're saying to add loctite, why not just use stovers? Are the threads on the bolts at least fine thread? I'm sorry but the whole thing seems kinda ghetto to me.
 

Jeeper99

Member
So we finally had the chance to install a set of the ball joint deletes on a JT which I’ve been kinda waiting for if not to only see what they were all about as they seem to be a popular topic or question I get asked. I also wanted to see the install process and really, how they feel on the road as most daily drive their Jeeps.

After confirming which ones went where, the install process of pressing in the cups/bearing was way easy as you don’t have to deal with a stud while pressing them. Other than that, it’s literally a shank you slide in with some seals, washers and a spacer.

I haven’t had a chance to drive it yet but will update with my opinion and thoughts on that. Here are some quick pics I took and yes, that gap on the upper is supposed to be there lol.


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Overall, I don’t get the hype but would say the only real benefit I can see is the ease of rebuilding them. With that said…..

My main concerns is that if that bottom nut comes off for whatever reason, the sud/shank can literally just push up and out. There is nothing retaining it on the top end. This could especially be really bad for the lower if it got pushed up into a spinning u-joint.

Think this guy experienced this….

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That small diameter exposed pin is in a bending load instead of a shear load. Poor design IMO. I'll stick with ball joints.
 
I don't know... there's a reason why castle nuts are typically used. And, if they're saying to add loctite, why not just use stovers? Are the threads on the bolts at least fine thread? I'm sorry but the whole thing seems kinda ghetto to me.
Yeah a castle nut with a good ol cotter pin would seem to be the better option on these but hey, I’m not an engineer 🤪 I actually wanna say they were coarse thread as well.

Yeah I’d be hard pressed to run these or really recommend them at this point. Like mentioned, I appreciate the idea of trying new things and trying to make something better. But I’m just not seeing it at this point IMO
 

Jeeper99

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Yeah a castle nut with a good ol cotter pin would seem to be the better option on these but hey, I’m not an engineer 🤪 I actually wanna say they were coarse thread as well.

Yeah I’d be hard pressed to run these or really recommend them at this point. Like mentioned, I appreciate the idea of trying new things and trying to make something better. But I’m just not seeing it at this point IMO
I spent 27 years in engineering and that just looks wrong. Someone didn't know what they were doing.
 
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