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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Looking for ball joints for my 2012 JJKU..just put a 3.5" lift with just 33's ...anyone here of synergy??? I wanted to do Teraflex but I heard you have to modify the ridge of the axle so I am kinda shying away on them..
 
#15 ·
Am looking for replacement BJ's now and came upon this old thread. For an update on Synergy BJ's = they began wearing about 3 months ago (for a life of about a year) and only 11K miles. Not real happy with their track record, so will be looking at NAPA Gold or Moog to get an apples type comparison.

I sure wish SteerSmarts (AKA Yeti) would make ball joints...I'd buy them in a FLASH!
 
#4 ·
I have a set of synergy I will sell you. Never out of the box. All 4 of them. I am going to just get Dynatrac or something in whatever custom axle I buy instead. The synergy are supposed to be better than stock though, yes. PM me or something if interested.
 
#5 ·
... i heard you have to modify the ridge of the axle so i am kinda shying away on them..
I felt the same as you, but I wanted the early design Dynatrac ball joints so I didn't have a choice. Glad I went ahead and administered the small amount of di-grinder love required as it took no more than an additional 15 minutes per side and most of that time was spent installing and removing the axle assembly to check for clearance.
 
#8 ·
'Won't work' or require modification? I was under the impression you just needed some extra work to get them to fit.
 
#14 ·
Most Synergy parts you can pick up in San Luis at Poly Performance. You probably already know that, but just in case :) They are on my way home, it's both a good thing and bad, lol. If you call and talk to Logan, he can help.


Lisa
 
#20 ·
I went with moog.
My stock ball joints only lasted 12,000 miles (not a catastrophic failure, but passenger side lower was loose). So far so good.

I wanted dynatrac prosteers, but my shop talked me out of it. Something about them being to stiff, and causing touchy steering. And it saved me a lot of money!
 
#21 ·
I have 27,000 miles on my Synergy ball joints and I had them installed on11/2014. The ball joints are still good and I've been running 315/70/17 the entire time. I have read several postings in the past year or so about the poor quality of Synergy's ball joints. I'm not sure if there was a QC issue or not, and if so has it been resolved. I think there are good suggestions listed in this thread for people looking for new ball joints.
 
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#26 ·
I have Teraflex ball joints. They did fit without having to modify the front drive shaft ears, from what I hear sometimes they fit and sometimes you have to remove a little from the drive shaft ears. They are definitely grease-able. I am not sure they are re-buildable. To my knowledge they are not.
 
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