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Are lower Uniballs a final solution to the issue?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by thoth, Sep 10, 2023.

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Sep 10, 2023 at 7:51 PM

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Can someone explain to me what benefit the aftermarket lower ball joint "Uniball" conversions give? Does it solve the overall problem or does it just solve the issue a bit longer but still needs to be monitored and replaced?

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Lot's of discussion and info already in here from the brains behind them https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-total-chaos-lower-ball-joint-conversion.781536/

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