Jeep Gladiator Ball Joint Delete Install
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video we install American Iron Offroad Deletes in the Jeep Gladiator. Deletes are a great way to get the proper handling, geometry and durability back to your solid axle rig. The deletes eliminate the 'ball and cup' design and essentially create a hybrid king pin design that is much stronger and more durable than traditional ball joints. This is achieved by pressing in a cup that has a sealed spherical bearing in it. The nice thing is you won't wear out your knuckles or axle Cs from pressing new ball joints in and out over years of use. The deletes are rebuildable and the spherical bearings are replaceable without removing the cups once they are pressed in. There are more benfits to them and I would encourage anyone wanting more information to visit American Iron Offroad's website or call their information line.
I have these installed already in my the SD60 front axle on my JKU and have to say they were a game changer. They completely changed how the Jeep handles and drives.
My 2020 Gladiator has RockKrawler's 3" Pro-X stage 1 suspension on it and I have to say handling and ride is not an issue. It rides and drives better than stock. But that being said after 48K+ miles on 37" tires the OEM ball joints are shot and in need of replacement. The ones installed in this video are American Iron's latest revision for the 2018 and up Jeep.
I hope this video helps anyone out looking to do this install or in question of how they install. I did the video step by step to help assist anyone who may of never disassembled their front axle before.
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This was a godsend. I have the new ones pressed in and I couldn’t get the knuckle on.
Thank you so much, this made my night much better. If you speak to Josh again, I’d suggest much, much better instructions - your communication about the spacers, washers, the camber bushing etc was very clear 🤘🏻.
I will relay that. Glad to hear it helped you
How many miles on your JTR, any issues with the locker sensors randomly switching on when driving? Thanks for sharing this content and happy new year!
I have about 56k miles on my JTR. Have not had any issues with the lockers.
You didn't consider replacing the aluminum knuckle? Maybe you answered this, but I was skipping around in the video.
I mentioned that the Mojave has cast iron knuckles while the Rubicon is aluminum. It is mentioned just as a point when disassembling the axle. Did not go into swapping them or pros/cons, etc.
aluminum knuckles REALLY let me guess to save weight so what's next the whole aluminum solid axle
All Gladiator and JLs have aluminum knuckles. The Gladiator Mojave has cast iron knuckles.
Was there any issue with clearance between the RCV and the top of the lower ball joint delete? Your set up is very similar to mine (RCV) and I am due for ball joints again. Yes again. I would like to try the deletes and be done with it but I’d like feedback on whether or not they will clear RCVs. Thanks!
No issue with clearance for these on the JL/JT platform. I think the first version of the deletes for the JK had some very slight contact of the RCV boot that would 'self clearance' but the newest version that has been resolved and more clearance built into the design.
Thank you!
I see you scrapped the CV joints afterwards and went back to goodold fashioned u-joints in the axles. Is that like admitting the Jeep CVs are not as strong?
No. Had nothing to do with the RCVs' strength. Was because I had deleted my FAD. Went with 1 piece RCVs. But... once my factory driveshaft failed. I replaced it with a new Adam's. But due to the amount of lift and pinion/yoke angles. I was getting a hum above 45mph. I have more details in my FAD delete video. So, for now, I went back to factory shafts and FAD. My RCVs were due for a rebuild. I will likely reinstall them, but I will get a 2 piece RCV for the passenger side so I can retain the FAD and not have any vibration.
How many miles on the RCV shafts, do you grease them regularly?
Had about 40k plus miles on the RCVs at the time of the video. They were greased every oil change, 3-4k miles. Had to rebuild them around this time as they were starting to chatter a bit when starting to roll and turning the wheel. Did a video on that as well.