Thank you on both accounts! I’m glad it really helped you out!

EnigmaV8 Thanks for the comment! Be sure to let me know how everything turns out! Happy Wrenching!

+maqui 4240 Thank you for the compliment! Compared to a lot of the more professional KZfaqr's out there I still feel that I'm a bit of a novice. In the seemingly near future I hope to do a bit of an upgrade when it comes to my video editing etc., but I'm sure you would agree what it boils down to is the content itself. Trying to work on that too. I have found a lot of good information and videos through the 1-A Auto channel, but overall what I see in videos that bug me sometimes is not knowing what socket/wrench sizes to use or if they are doing an intricate part of the job I can't see exactly what they are doing. Regardless I'm glad you liked it and I'll do what I can on future videos lol

What did you end up replacing? I have an 06 that I need to replace ball joints

Thanks Larry! After watching a number of videos myself, I try to think about the parts always fast forward past etc. and try to incorporate that in mine.

Marc Kenyon Marc Kenyon you're very welcome! When making the video, I debated to include disassembling the brakes, rotors, knuckle, etc... but figured, not only that there are other videos doing that part, anyone that's gonna do their ball joints would have the know how to get to that point. You're absolutely correct! As you can see in video, I had removed pretty much all of the other suspension components. Though it may not have been completely necessary, it did make the job easier. Plus, I think at the time, I was also replacing my upper control arm, brakes/rotors, and wheel hubs. (I did a video on the PITA job of getting a hub out of the knuckle). Important to note: Any parts you get from Autozone/Advance/Etc. ... !!! Keep digital copies of your receipts!!! I cannot stress this enough. I replaced many parts with Moog etc that had lifetime warranties, and the stores all said "we keep a record of your warranties", which is true*, but I came to find out that after a few years they delete records to save space. So, after endless searching of bank statements I thankfully found a purchase from advance that was exactly the price of 2 upper control arms and they were nice enough to take my word and do the warranty swap. So keep a digital/photo copy of your receipts PLUS email yourself a copy of the receipts, so when u get a new phone etc, you'll still have a searchable copy in your email files. I want to thank you as well... being able to help others like yourself, is the whole reason I started my little channel. I'm grateful if it has helped anyone in any small way.

Barney Longacre You’re quite welcome! I hope the job goes well. My apologies for the audio being so low

Wayne Gribble thank you sir!

SOL LUNA thank you for taking the time to comment. I hope it was helpful.

Honestly, it was so long ago I have no idea. What I can say, is that I had to go back to advance auto and swap the standard ball joint kit that I borrowed for their master ball joint service kit, because the standard one didn't have sleeves that would fit.

As far as model years go, it’s the same for at least 05-07; in regards to 4x4, I’m not certain it’s exactly the same. If you look up the LBJ online and you get the exact same part # for both RWD & 4x4, I would assume that, yes it would apply. The only main difference I would guess, is when disassembling the knuckle d/t having the front cv shafts connected to the hub assembly. But if you’re already familiar with taking that apart, I don’t think you’d have too much trouble with the rest. Hope that helps answer your question. If not, let me know and I can see what I can do to help.

You might be able to get away with just holding them off to the side, but it’s probably a lot easier just to remove them, so they are out of the way. Granted, if you might be able to remove the knuckle from the upper & lower control arm with all the brake components still in place. The main things that need to be separated are the upper control arm, outer tie rod end, and lower ball joint (obviously)… the brake line would also have to be disconnected, unless you were able to suspend or support the entire knuckle in a way that doesn’t put any stress on the brake line itself.

tunnelportterror good question. I have no idea; and you’re right, changing them out is a no brainer. I agree, it would be awesome to have a set that lasts 100K miles or more... until then, I’m just glad I can get these replaced for free.

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