exfil offroad
Well-Known Member
It would be cool if you took your knuckle off and checked them. I get the tire wiggle thing, thats a version of completely blown out. If you take that knuckle off and they dont wiggle like a noodle, ill retract my statement. Most dont go that far until replacing them. That said, a new ball joint is stiff and very hard to move, whereas i believe yours will move with very little effort.If you trade it, then it will cost you thousands to repair a problem that could be probably solved with a few hundred at a knowledgeable jeep shop.
If you trade it for another jeep, then you are playing right into their scam.
If you trade it for another make, then at least you are leaving the problem truly behind and punishing FCA for continuing to turn out OEM product with a problem that can be solved with higher quality components.
Judging by your account photo, you will probably buy another FCA product. Congratulations, you gave them exactly what they want. A new vehicle sale they can make a couple of thousand on and a late model used truck they can make $5000 on.
Not really. he's just challenging your overly broad statement that ALL ball joints are bad by 20k miles. Which seems unlikely.
If you truly believe this to be true, can you give us something we can do to test this theory. I'm happy to jack up my truck and test it today. I've got a bit over 20k miles and if it's true, I'll have them replaced under warranty.
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