Leveling kit help!

[Bigbadgen]

I put on a leveling kit about 3k miles ago. Just recently my truck started squeaking when turning the wheel. It’s been determined that my ball joint is shot on passenger side. This is in stock control arms. I just recently purchased ready lift uca, anyone have any issues with factory uca and or the ready lift ones? I ran a leveling kit for 60k miles on my grand Cherokee with factory uca. Not sure why this is different.

 

[CHeYeNNe71]

I would suggest grabbing leveling struts and do it the right way for a proper working suspension. Spacers are garbage for many reasons.

 

[Pikeman_66]

I put on a leveling kit about 3k miles ago. Just recently my truck started squeaking when turning the wheel. It’s been determined that my ball joint is shot on passenger side. This is in stock control arms. I just recently purchased ready lift uca, anyone have any issues with factory uca and or the ready lift ones? I ran a leveling kit for 60k miles on my grand Cherokee with factory uca. Not sure why this is different.

i hope those pictures are with the truck jacked up? if not, I can see why the ball joints would be junk. I think the only right way to do it with spacers on the non air ride trucks is with the kit like Revel sells with the Daypro ucas. those arms or similar will/should correct the ball joint angle.
I plan to put their air ride level kit with daypros on my limited if it ever shows up. I ran 2 inch spacers on all my past chevy silverados to level them and never had a problem with anything on them but the ram from what I have researched seems to eat ball joints or bust out of the arms altogether without the angles corrected.
or as others will suggest in your situation the proper struts for the lift you want. that will run you more cash though.
just my 2 cents.

 

[Bigbadgen]

I ordered the new uca. Not looking to redo everything until the shocks are shot. I went with the ready lift ones. The picture is the truck on a lift. The factory control arms look like steel and composite. Not sure why they would ever do that.

 

[CHeYeNNe71]

Why do it twice? Do it while you have torn down, plus for a better ride.

 

[Pikeman_66]

I ordered the new uca. Not looking to redo everything until the shocks are shot. I went with the ready lift ones. The picture is the truck on a lift. The factory control arms look like steel and composite. Not sure why they would ever do that.

I believe the factory UCas are composite with a steel ball joint. I have seen pictures on this board somewhere that the ball joint completely broke out of the OEM arm and he only had a level lift on his truck.

 

[CHeYeNNe71]

I believe the factory UCas are composite with a steel ball joint. I have seen pictures on this board somewhere that the ball joint completely broke out of the OEM arm and he only had a level lift on his truck.

Stamped steel with composite underside.

 

[LaxDfns15]

As long as you went with UCA's that aren't OEM angles you'll be good. If they're for lifted applications you won't have any issues.