Zone uca ball joints

[jdavila99999]

Has someone called Zone and asked about this?


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[jdavila99999]

Love the dent in the first pic. Whomever did the install whacked the joint to loosen it up and put a nice dent in it. Structurally most likely just fine just ****** me off to do something like that. Obviously steel hammer vs cast Aluminum and you know who wins every time

Agreed that’s bs in my opinion especially if you paid someone to do it correctly.
I did mine and I am no mechanic and didn’t beat it like that .


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[ram1500rsm]

Love the dent in the first pic. Whomever did the install whacked the joint to loosen it up and put a nice dent in it. Structurally most likely just fine just ****** me off to do something like that. Obviously steel hammer vs cast Aluminum and you know who wins every time

Lol, i didn't even see that until now, its ok with me though.

 

[ram1500rsm]

Agreed that’s bs in my opinion especially if you paid someone to do it correctly.
I did mine and I am no mechanic and didn’t beat it like that .


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haha oh dear lord...., i'll hit the other side myself if the stupid thing doesn't want to come out the easy way.

 

[Delmonico Lou]

For what it’s worth, I had the Zone UCAs on my previous GMC 4x4 and I seem to remember the ball joint and castle nut/cotter pin location being the same.

 

[FF1899]

Agreed that’s bs in my opinion especially if you paid someone to do it correctly.
I did mine and I am no mechanic and didn’t beat it like that .


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It's not a wrong way it is actually one of the better ways to do it. That isn't structural damage. I would have picked better placement of the hit but driving a for into it leaves marks too just different places. Hit it and if it doesn't come out hit it harder. If it still doesnt come out get a bigger hammer or get you ass to the gym!

 

[808ram1500]

Found this online doing the same search, though i don't need to replace the BJ's at the moment, i thought having smething like this will come handy in the future when those are needed:

BJ replacaments for those Zone UCA's

Raybestos 500-1134
Moog K80630
Napa 260-1699
XRF K801630
Ingalls IK80630
MCQuay Norris FA2308

All I could find for Napa was 260-1669. The item.# 260-1699 was a engine gasket set.

 

[JB1]

All I could find for Napa was 260-1669. The item.# 260-1699 was a engine gasket set.

typo?

 

[808ram1500]

Idk, could be?

 

[JB1]

Napa is good about doing a cross reference and getting you there number. However I would choose Moog over Napa any day.