possible upper control arm ball joint problem..

[fordhouston]

Is it me or does the dark area on my knuckles represent oil is leaking from my upper control arm ball joint?

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[lynskynbnd]

Grease Is Good!
Too bad there's no zerk fitting....

 

[lynskynbnd]

Grease Is Good!
Too bad there's no zerk fitting....

Wait...
You have coilover spacers.
"?" How many inches?
Those ball joints are hating life!

 

[fordhouston]

Wait...
You have coilover spacers.
"?" How many inches?
Those ball joints are hating life!

the included aftermarket knuckles keep the UCA angles in line.. the shown picture above doesn't represent a good shot of what it actually looks like lol

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

I went from factory to Icon delta joints. What a difference it made so much more “solid” feeling coming from the front end. Depending on how many miles are on those even if they aren’t busted UCAs are a huge upgrade.

 

[fordhouston]

I went from factory to Icon delta joints. What a difference it made so much more “solid” feeling coming from the front end. Depending on how many miles are on those even if they aren’t busted UCAs are a huge upgrade.

could you name some examples on how you can personally feel its better with the aftermarket UCA? i hope the question made sense lol

 

[HammaMan]

could you name some examples on how you can personally feel its better with the aftermarket UCA? i hope the question made sense lol

If there was nothing wrong with them, it's the inverse of the missing wallet mass typically

 

[Je1279]

It definitely looks like the boot may be torn and some grease has escaped. With a setup like yours, aftermarket UCA's are likely your best bet.

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

could you name some examples on how you can personally feel its better with the aftermarket UCA? i hope the question made sense lol

I don’t really know how to describe it, it feels “solid” and it seems to have tightened up the front end. Before it seemed to have more play in the front end. Also when the front suspension unloads/drops over a large bump the front it is much more controled. The difference from the drivers seat is night and day.

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