Offset ball joint

Took the 01 GC, with 90,000 miles, to a local garage for an alignment
and there was a small problem correcting the camber reading. The
mechanic recommended that I eventually might want to consider install
an offset ball joint permitting a more correct adjustment of the
camber.

The quote I got was $500 for the job.

Anyone here have experience with the offset ball joint or had one
installed?

Larry

Larry > wrote:
> Took the 01 GC, with 90,000 miles, to a local garage for an
alignment
> and there was a small problem correcting the camber reading. The
> mechanic recommended that I eventually might want to consider
install
> an offset ball joint permitting a more correct adjustment of the
> camber.


> The quote I got was $500 for the job.


> Anyone here have experience with the offset ball joint or had one
> installed?

Looked at it. I thought there was a TSB on that as well. For the
most part, it's a Jeep, a few /16 one way or the other isn't gonna
make it a Ferrari.

Double check the dealership and build book to make sure the spec is
correct, i had an issue with th 93 where the spec from the alignment
shop was not the same as the recommended.

On Sep 15, 2:03*pm, DougW > wrote:
> Larry > wrote:
> > Took the 01 GC, with 90,000 miles, to a local garage for an
> alignment
> > and there was a small problem correcting the camber reading. The
> > mechanic recommended that I eventually might want to consider
> install
> > an offset ball joint permitting a more correct adjustment of the
> > camber.
> > The quote I got was $500 for the job.
> > Anyone here have experience with the offset ball joint or had one
> > installed?
>
> Looked at it. *I thought there was a TSB on that as well. *For the
> most part, it's a Jeep, a few /16 one way or the other isn't gonna
> make it a Ferrari.
>
> Double check the dealership and build book to make sure the spec is
> correct, i had an issue with th 93 where the spec from the alignment
> shop was not the same as the recommended.

Here are specs they gave me in the form of a colored chart with the
before and after. The bottom specs are the after.

LF

camber -02 degrees
caster 5.9 degrees
toe .10 degrees

RF

camber -0.8 degrees
caster 5.9 degrees
toe 0.09 degrees

At 90,000 I am 10,000 into my third set of tires. Guess I can wait
and see how these tires hold up but I already have a little visibly
excessive wear on the RF tire when the tire had only had 5,000 miles
on it. I moved that one to the rear.

as you can see the "problem" is with the RF camber. Does that look
like a problem?

Larry > wrote:
> On Sep 15, 2:03?pm, DougW > wrote:
> > Larry > wrote:
> > > Took the 01 GC, with 90,000 miles, to a local garage for an
> > alignment
> > > and there was a small problem correcting the camber reading. The
> > > mechanic recommended that I eventually might want to consider
> > install
> > > an offset ball joint permitting a more correct adjustment of the
> > > camber.
> > > The quote I got was $500 for the job.
> > > Anyone here have experience with the offset ball joint or had
one
> > > installed?
> >
> > Looked at it. ?I thought there was a TSB on that as well. ?For the
> > most part, it's a Jeep, a few /16 one way or the other isn't gonna
> > make it a Ferrari.
> >
> > Double check the dealership and build book to make sure the spec
is
> > correct, i had an issue with th 93 where the spec from the
alignment
> > shop was not the same as the recommended.


> Here are specs they gave me in the form of a colored chart with the
> before and after. The bottom specs are the after.


> LF


> camber -02 degrees
> caster 5.9 degrees
> toe .10 degrees


> RF


> camber -0.8 degrees
> caster 5.9 degrees
> toe 0.09 degrees


> At 90,000 I am 10,000 into my third set of tires. Guess I can wait
> and see how these tires hold up but I already have a little visibly
> excessive wear on the RF tire when the tire had only had 5,000 miles
> on it. I moved that one to the rear.


> as you can see the "problem" is with the RF camber. Does that look
> like a problem?

Sure that's not a bad balljoint?
Those numbers sure don't look right.

On Sep 16, 2:59*am, DougW > wrote:
> Larry > wrote:
> > On Sep 15, 2:03?pm, DougW > wrote:
> > > Larry > wrote:
> > > > Took the 01 GC, with 90,000 miles, to a local garage for an
> > > alignment
> > > > and there was a small problem correcting the camber reading. The
> > > > mechanic recommended that I eventually might want to consider
> > > install
> > > > an offset ball joint permitting a more correct adjustment of the
> > > > camber.
> > > > The quote I got was $500 for the job.
> > > > Anyone here have experience with the offset ball joint or had
> one
> > > > installed?
>
> > > Looked at it. ?I thought there was a TSB on that as well. ?For the
> > > most part, it's a Jeep, a few /16 one way or the other isn't gonna
> > > make it a Ferrari.
>
> > > Double check the dealership and build book to make sure the spec
> is
> > > correct, i had an issue with th 93 where the spec from the
> alignment
> > > shop was not the same as the recommended.
> > Here are specs they gave me in the form of a colored chart with the
> > before and after. *The bottom specs are the after.
> > LF
> > camber -02 degrees
> > caster * 5.9 degrees
> > toe * * * .10 *degrees
> > RF
> > camber *-0.8 degrees
> > caster * 5.9 degrees
> > toe * * * 0.09 degrees
> > At 90,000 I am 10,000 into my third set of tires. *Guess I can wait
> > and see how these tires hold up but I already have a little visibly
> > excessive wear on the RF tire when the tire had only had 5,000 miles
> > on it. I moved that one to the rear.
> > as you can see the "problem" is with the RF camber. *Does that look
> > like a problem?
>
> Sure that's not a bad balljoint?
> Those numbers sure don't look right.

I thought he was suggesting replacing the ball joint but with an
offset ball joint rather than a standard jeep ball joint.

He wrote a note on the spec print out:

"May need offset ball joint to fix camber on right front. But vehicle
is pulling right so did not want to increase camber on RF. Will make
pull worse."