Readylift UCA Ball Joint Replacement

[jlaner0408]

Hey all- anyone ever replace the ball joints on the Readylift leveling or SST UCAs? I found what I believe to be the replacement ball joints from Readylift (part 67-3412) but after reading some of the reviews, they tend to fail quicker than some others? Are there any aftermarket (ie Moog K6696) ball joints that are identical in size to the Readylift ones? I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone has experience with these or any opinions...

 

[msnyder1112]

I’d say try to physically measure them side by side. I do believe the 2 you listed are the same, but double check the specs

 

[boogielander]

hmm honestly just get reputable UCAs... at this point even BDS UCAs are better than those.

i mean, i wouldn't expect a company that makes spacer lifts to make UCAs of quality lol

 

[Jordan3206]

The UCA are fine as long as you grease them frequently. Call them and buy them from them or get the part number. I have these and have been 60k miles problem free.

 

[jlaner0408]

So I actually already have them- I picked them up locally from a guy for a great price. The ball joints in them aren’t loose at all- in fact they’re tight to the point that I’m starting to wonder if they weren’t greased properly and there is corrosion and/or debris inside of them (gotta love the northeast).

So I was more just looking at how expensive it would be to only replace the ball joints since the arms are generally in pretty good shape. Then I went down the rabbit hole with reading about the factory ball joints.

 

[Jordan3206]

So I actually already have them- I picked them up locally from a guy for a great price. The ball joints in them aren’t loose at all- in fact they’re tight to the point that I’m starting to wonder if they weren’t greased properly and there is corrosion and/or debris inside of them (gotta love the northeast).

So I was more just looking at how expensive it would be to only replace the ball joints since the arms are generally in pretty good shape. Then I went down the rabbit hole with reading about the factory ball joints.

Grease them and install. Corrosion and daily movement would loosen them.