Took a long time,but finally installed.

[novelmike]

Before.



Side by side comparison of the 2.0 and 2.5


Installed with new JBA upper control arms. Control arms were powder coated black to match.

 

[hodge-xj]

Been waiting for this post! Hope all is well with the new home.

How you like these bad larrys!?! Initial thoughts??

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[novelmike]

The house is slowly coming along. The garage floor was done, my shelves were made and painted. House is slowly getting furnished.
Too early to tell performance differences. I didn’t get them finished up till late last night. Only drove it for a couple miles last night. I used to have two bounces over a certain dip in the road, now there’s just one haha! $2500 for one less bounce!

I figured the alignment would be way off with the different coil overs and the new control arms. Still drove and tracked straight.
Will get the alignment done today just to double check ever.

 

[novelmike]

More pics and review will come!

 

[hodge-xj]

The house is slowly coming along. The garage floor was done, my shelves were made and painted. House is slowly getting furnished.
Too early to tell performance differences. I didn’t get them finished up till late last night. Only drove it for a couple miles last night. I used to have two bounces over a certain dip in the road, now there’s just one haha! $2500 for one less bounce!

I figured the alignment would be way off with the different coil overs and the new control arms. Still drove and tracked straight.
Will get the alignment done today just to double check ever.

I feel the house pains. Trying to finish mine, get my girl through school and get into a new home within a year or so. Bleh!

I'm sure there will be minor differences on road, but those bad boys will really shine in the dirt. You guys and your 2.5s give me shock envy.

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[buddy guy]

I feel the house pains. Trying to finish mine, get my girl through school and get into a new home within a year or so. Bleh!

I'm sure there will be minor differences on road, but those bad boys will really shine in the dirt. You guys and your 2.5s give me shock envy.

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Put your hands in the air where we can see them and away from your credit card!!!

 

[hodge-xj]

Put your hands in the air where we can see them and away from your credit card!!!

I haven't put anything (in 3 years) nor will I ever put anything on a credit card again. I do have the cash to go full Monty if I want......but I'd have to find parking lot jumps to test them because NJ is a concrete jungle!

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[buddy guy]

lol. i use my credit card to get points only. put stuff on it, pay it right away i get a nice chunk of cash back at xmas time when it comes in really handy

 

[novelmike]

Thought I’d share a comparison in stock ball joints compared to JBA

 

[novelmike]

The here’s the other way. I had a hard time getting the balljoints to separate. With both the control arm and tie rod ends. The boots are evidence of the struggle!

 

[novelmike]

Question regarding tie rod ends: I bought new Moog ends, but I haven’t put them on yet. I wanted to replace them since one of the boots tore pounding on it with a pickle fork. And they were both really wedged in the fork once they did separate. So I’m sure I probably compromised the strength of them.
So here’s the question! The Moog tie rod ends are very stiff!! One of them I couldn’t get it to move by hand or by putting it on a 2x4 and pushing down on it with all my might! The other one moved a little, but not much.
This doesn’t seem normal to me. Is it???

 

[FF1899]

Question regarding tie rod ends: I bought new Moog ends, but I haven’t put them on yet. I wanted to replace them since one of the boots tore pounding on it with a pickle fork. And they were both really wedged in the fork once they did separate. So I’m sure I probably compromised the strength of them.
So here’s the question! The Moog tie rod ends are very stiff!! One of them I couldn’t get it to move by hand or by putting it on a 2x4 and pushing down on it with all my might! The other one moved a little, but not much.
This doesn’t seem normal to me. Is it???

It is over the years at the shop and the hundreds I have installed many were like that. The tolerance is very tight on them and will wear in also when the are built they have grease put in them but dont really get moved around to spread it throughout the joint because once they are in use and begin articulating they will spread and the grease will begin to lubricate. So what did you do with the old coilovers? Haha

 

[novelmike]

Thanks for the input!
I plan on selling the Fox 2.0 coilovers. They only have about 15-20k miles on them I believe. I’ll have to go back and check when I installed them.

 

[Gary2]

I haven't put anything (in 3 years) nor will I ever put anything on a credit card again. I do have the cash to go full Monty if I want......but I'd have to find parking lot jumps to test them because NJ is a concrete jungle!

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I have to agree , if its not asphalt or concrete you are on you are about to be ticketed .

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Do your 2.5 fox coilovers have adj compression?

 

[novelmike]

Yes, they’re the DSC model.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Congrats dude, i like the BJ angle on those JBA's and i'm thinking i'd want a new UCA pair to use all that travel with my Kings. Maybe if i can get a deal for labor day...

 

[novelmike]

Congrats dude, i like the BJ angle on those JBA's and i'm thinking i'd want a new UCA pair to use all that travel with my Kings. Maybe if i can get a deal for labor day...

Thanks!
But good luck on a sail!! I stumbled across these control arms back in December (before Fox got around to making my coilovers) hoping for some sort of sale but never saw anything! I didn’t buy till I knew I had the time to install both.
The only thing I didn’t like about them is the bright red color. They wouldn’t fit the look of my truck.
Surprisingly, powder coating is cheap! I paid $50 for both control arms. Well worth it considering they time I would have spent sanding and spray painting them myself.

From everything I’ve seen and read (in my opinion) I think they’re the best control arm and balljoint out there! And dare I say hands down!!! The boot fits tight, they are high angle similar to a uni-ball if not more, they’re based on the east coast so I would think they stand up to the salt/road grime, no squeak from poly bushings.
I was always leaning towards a Total Chaos/CST/Icon control arm. But I liked how I could go buy a replacement balljoint at Napa/Autozone on any day if by chance I did have some sort of issue. They will bolt right up to JBA control arms.
Also, if I did notice a issue beforehand with the JBA balljoint, they’re not expensive to replace. Possibly because they make them in house and can keep the costs down??

From the website I think they specialize in Jeep products. Which is fine by me. If they can make a product that stands up to the abuse of Off-roading and rock-crawling miles away from the highway and sometimes phone service and fincorporate that into a part for a Ram, then I think they can handle my daily highway driving and my occasional trip to the desert and dunes!

 

[hodge-xj]

All the travels!!!

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[Chris Kyle]

Thanks for the input!
I plan on selling the Fox 2.0 coilovers. They only have about 15-20k miles on them I believe. I’ll have to go back and check when I installed them.

Mike, did you do any pre-load adjustment to your 2.0s and if not, was the lift height the same left to right? I'm seeing .625" lower fender height on the driver side. Mine have only been on for a few weeks, so they still need to settle in.