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raysinvegas
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/01/2007 Location: Las Vegas NV Status: Offline Points: 2501 |
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Posted: Mar/01/2016 at 9:28am |
Has anybody got experience with the poly ball joints? Ride quality? My xj zlready rides hard, I don't want to make it worse!
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Andy Ray
64 440H 64 440 Convertible 68 Javelin SST 343 69 Javelin SST 343 69 SC/Rambler |
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hassyfoto
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Only the typical issues associated with poly.
Softer the bushing the quieter and smoother the ride. The harder the bushing, more noise, a better feel and less deflection of the ride. I have installed poly and turned around a removed them based on high noise level or I did not like the feel of the ride. Everyone is different. The application of the ride will make a difference. On my old cars, noise can be an issue. For my Comanche and off road, noise is not a high consideration.
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raysinvegas
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/01/2007 Location: Las Vegas NV Status: Offline Points: 2501 |
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This '99 Cherokee is my daily, with a lot of road time. My biggest fault is the ride. I wasn't sure if the ball joints would impact it. Looks like I'm going with rubber!
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Andy Ray
64 440H 64 440 Convertible 68 Javelin SST 343 69 Javelin SST 343 69 SC/Rambler |
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Crawdad
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Ball joints normally don't change the ride quality
Rubber bushings in the arms traded out for the poly the ride wasn't affected much !changed out the hard heavy duty shocks sure made a believer of me I bought the adjustable rancheros once I figured out the settings for front and back you didn't need the mouthguards anymore 92 xj with bumpers an 4.0 auto slowly upgrading the pieces as I replace or repair it I've had very good service with quadratech ordering parts along with rock auto parts The best adventures can be the worst experiences remembered later on
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