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Old 11-09-2008 | 11:31 AM
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because if they go bad, ur $30,000 jeep can lose control and crash. not a good thought. and of course there's the possibly of putting u, ur family, or other drivers in a very unsafe situation
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Old 11-09-2008 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JCKnauer22
because if they go bad, ur $30,000 jeep can lose control and crash. not a good thought. and of course there's the possibly of putting u, ur family, or other drivers in a very unsafe situation
x2 on that. 25k miles is really short. Unless you have been painfully abusing them I would say they are probably fine... unless you're getting the popping problem I guess.

All I know is my Camaro has nearly 100k on it and the ball joints have never needed to be replaced.
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Old 11-09-2008 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JCKnauer22
because if they go bad, ur $30,000 jeep can lose control and crash. not a good thought. and of course there's the possibly of putting u, ur family, or other drivers in a very unsafe situation
don't forget those BIG, EXPENSIVE tires you may have just bought will quickly be effed up and require replacing! :(
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Old 11-09-2008 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 4x4jkx
x2 on that. 25k miles is really short. Unless you have been painfully abusing them I would say they are probably fine... unless you're getting the popping problem I guess.

All I know is my Camaro has nearly 100k on it and the ball joints have never needed to be replaced.
Whats the popping problem?
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Old 11-09-2008 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JCKnauer22
because if they go bad, ur $30,000 jeep can lose control and crash. not a good thought. and of course there's the possibly of putting u, ur family, or other drivers in a very unsafe situation
Exactly.
Ball joint go bad=steering go bad
steering go bad=vehicle lose control
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