WJCO
Meme King
Don't waste money on that stuff.
Hello from N. TX
- Thread starter Lurch
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Fair enough. Not doubting you, just for my own education, why are they a waste of money? I can understand the RCVs are probably overkill, and the BJ deletes are mostly because I’m lazy and would rather replace a spherical bearing every now and again vs pressing out/in ball joints. I was legitimately under the impression that the truss does help though, but I’m always open to a new perspective on stuff like this.
bobfriesenhahn
Hooked
The JL Rubicon axel assembly is really strong. The other stuff makes your Jeep more difficult to repair on the trail since the parts are not compatible with stock parts and so it is more difficult to find parts.
circlepete
Active Member
Welcome to Wayalife
That makes sense as far as the ball joint deletes go, but i haven’t seen any instances where one has failed (yet).
Maybe I just don’t know what I dont know, but I don’t think a truss eliminates any factory parts that might need repaired on the trail? As far as I was aware it just added structural rigidity particularly around the FAD to *help* (not prevent) keep the housing from cracking breaking.
And with RCVs, per the install videos I’ve watched, they seem to be a plug and play part, and if I broke one, I can just swap in my stock shaft to get me back home.
But again, I’m absolutely open to being educated on the contrary.
I just think I’m in a place where the stock components are under just enough stress with my setup that some help might be warranted, but also my setup isn’t “big” enough to warrant a $18,000+ one ton setup. So if spending $3000 will give me the peace of mind on the tires and torque that I have, that seems like a reasonable option.
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
You read too much bad information on the internet.
Here’s some quality ball joint deleted.
American Iron Off-road Ball Joint Deletes
I have a 2012 Wrangler Rubicon and need to replace the upper and lower ball joints at the steering knuckle. I came across the ball joint deletes by American Iron Off-road. They replace the ball joints with a different design that’s rebuildable. They claim the deletes are much more durable than...
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As for the fad breaking, don’t know of many that have broke and the ones I do were abused far past regular use.
bobfriesenhahn
Hooked
Some people here have had RCVs and did not like the noise that they made, or how sometimes grease would slop out from the CV boot over everything around it. There are some technical advantages to RCVs, but also some negatives.
There is a lot of information and advice in this forum's tech section regarding things which are wise to do, and others which are not. The reasoning is always provided. Some opinions held here (e.g. by Eddie) may be contrary to opinions found in other forms.