AlexJet
Explorer
Good find. No I didn't came across that link before. Thank you.
Ballistic vs. Johnny Joints
- Thread starter AlexJet
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Good find. No I didn't came across that link before. Thank you.
AlexJet
Explorer
Ballistic Joints.
Is this fine that I can't push the grease through the joint (between the ball and nylatron racer)? It looks like the gap is so tight that air from inside the joint doesn't have way to escape. This was one of the reasons I had to open them up - to pack grease in. Any advise on this matter?
Is this fine that I can't push the grease through the joint (between the ball and nylatron racer)? It looks like the gap is so tight that air from inside the joint doesn't have way to escape. This was one of the reasons I had to open them up - to pack grease in. Any advise on this matter?
jesusgatos
Explorer
I'd have to disagree. I was REALLY disappointed with the high-pinion Dana 60's that I had Currie build for one of my old Jeeps. Wouldn't ever buy anything from them again.
Why are you building custom links? What are you hoping to accomplish? How much wheel travel? What about shocks? Not too familiar with the 4th gen 4Runners, but I know the stock links on the 3rd gen 4Runners were not too bad (talking about geometry). If it were me, I'd just build some HD replacement links and call it good. Put your time into building some nice shock mounts and I bet it will cycle a12-13" clean.
AlexJet
Explorer
Stock links are limiting the travel and they catch fuel tank.
I made myself longer adjustable links and got more travel and moved axle 1" back.
With latest 3-Link I have even more travel (15"+ with 35s or 20"+ with 33s) and axle moved back 1 more inch, and no fuel tabk issues any more.
jesusgatos
Explorer
Right on. Are you talking about vertical travel? How do you have the shocks mounted?
AlexJet
Explorer
Modified lower mount, stock upper mount. Shocks are much longer Rancho 9000XL
jesusgatos
Explorer
Then you must be measuring articulated wheel travel? No way you can cycle 15" of vertical wheel travel with the stock shock mounts. That was why I was saying you ought to think about re-working the shock mounts.
AlexJet
Explorer
This was measured at the wheel in upper and lower point with 35s, which limit uptravel as the wheelwell doesn't allow full wheel in (I have 5" bumpstop drop)
danieljoyce
New member
Great info guys, keep it coming. My decision keeps getting easier...
spressomon
Expedition Leader
2 out of the 4 forged Ballistic Joints I used on my adjustable upper rear control arms are the same. Called BJ but talking to those guys, at least their first layer of customer service, is always a little too "hang 10" (some might construe "STONED") for me to get anywhere:Wow1:.
Anyway the guy told me the 'zirk must not be lined up': No shart sherlock!
So I need to yank them and see if a little die grinder work can be done to create a channel for grease to better migrate from the ball as the ball/cup position changes over time, relative to the position of the zirk, from wear/tightening. All they need to do is provide a lateral relief/channel in the casting for grease to migrate to the ball. This assumes, of course, I don't have a couple of bad zirks which would be rare.
But they are SOOOOOO much better than OEM rubber and/or poly it isn't even close. So even if I have to remove them to grease them they're still worth this trade-off!