had the day off work today, went to lunch with a couple buddies from work about 20min ago, on the way home, a whole 1/4 mile drive on a 50mph zone, i got a bad thumping coming from the jeep, i get home, visually inspect everything, everything looks ok. i grab the bull bar on my ARB, shake the Jeep side to side and hear a nasty clunking, i look under the jeep as im doing it, yep, drivers side upper balljoint moving around like a bobblehead doll, GREAT!!

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2002 Cactus Green Renegade~OME HD/Rancho
235-85-16 Firestone Destination MT's~Detroit Locker~AL's 4.5 Arms
ARB bumper/Superwinch 9k~PIAA 540 driving lights/PIAA reverse lights~Crane 8.25 diff cover

Good thing you caught it at home.....

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05 KJ Limited 4x4 in Light Khaki: Detours USA Backbone, Warn M8000, Huskyliners, RockLizard Super Skink sliders, OME/Bilstein Lift, JBA UCA's, 245/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers
07 LR3 SE V8
1996 XJ Country
2015 KL Limited

yea, time for AL's gen4.5 arms!

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2002 Cactus Green Renegade~OME HD/Rancho
235-85-16 Firestone Destination MT's~Detroit Locker~AL's 4.5 Arms
ARB bumper/Superwinch 9k~PIAA 540 driving lights/PIAA reverse lights~Crane 8.25 diff cover

Like your method of checking the UCA, maybe I should try that out!!

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2002 Jeep KJ Sport 3.7L 4x4

245/75-16 Mastercraft Courser HSX, 16x7 Cragar, 2" OME MD Lift, ARB Bumper
AEM Brute Force Cold Air Intake, Flowmaster Super 44 Muffler

Currently working on: Full service on transmission & bed-lining ARB bumper

viewtopic.php?f=43&t=84650

I have a set of stock with about 10,000 on them for cheap if you're interested? I could bring them to Jeep skool on Fri. and maybe you could change it out at the factory.

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Slightly modified Lt. Khaki 3.7 2004 LTD 4X4. Purchased new 8/6/03.
What I don't have....A Mag light mounted to my seat.
Original Old L.O.S.T. #000354

Nick's Pics & Mods click here: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/531173
http://www.survivaltopics.com/forums/

i just finished fixing it. i went to a junkyard down in massilon and got a upper control arm for 35 bucks, all fixed! much much nicer shape than my old one. much tighter steering, now when i turn my wheel on the highway or around town, my jeep actually turns instead of slop.

I'm still getting the upper control arms from www.jeepinbyal.com .but they can wait a little bit until i can afford them. now that my jeep is safe to drive again. the passenger one i got replaced under warranty with a mopar brand new unit, about 6 months ago. i got the extended warranty when i got my jeep used. but this time around i couldnt do that because it expired

thanks though nick! i might still take them off your hands until i can afford al's arms. let me know a price and ill take em as spares.

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2002 Cactus Green Renegade~OME HD/Rancho
235-85-16 Firestone Destination MT's~Detroit Locker~AL's 4.5 Arms
ARB bumper/Superwinch 9k~PIAA 540 driving lights/PIAA reverse lights~Crane 8.25 diff cover

I had my ball joints replaced under warranty, and
just a little while ago replaced those with 'MOOG'
brand ball joints, only because they have a
grease fitting on them and have a life time
warranty if you do regular maintenance.
They do not cover the R&R on them..

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Black 03' Renny / 45RFE
All Tupperware
2.5" lift 245/70/16 Hercules Terra Trac AT's
Mopar skids
K&N drop in filter
Valvaline Synthetic all around.
' Under Construction '

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2291075

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