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Review on πŸ”§ High-Quality OTC (8031) Chrome Ball Joint Set for Jeep/Truck: A Reliable Suspension Upgrade by Donald Blanco

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Are you kidding me?

OMG! That thing is a mammoth! It's really hard to tell how big it is from the pictures (*she said!*). You have to have a look at my other two cheaper ball joint kits (both bent, by the way). I've attached some photos so you can see. The OTC kit is on the left and on the right are 2 boxes of typical "Harbor Freight" style ball joint kits. In fact, one is from Harbor Freight and the blue box is from Princess Auto, which is just a Canadian version of the HF. In the other picture with the OTC box open, you can see your normal HF button "C" at the top, which was too short to work comfortably on the jeep. That extra OTC "C" length should make the job a lot easier. All sockets and adapters are just as huge compared to the HF kits. I really didn't expect such a big difference! I thought it was similar and hopefully built better. With that size difference I can assure you it will last a long time and endure the terrible joy of replacing rusty ball joints in jeeps. However, I never got the chance to use it as shortly after purchasing it I literally destroyed the axle housing and ended up with a brand new axle with ball joints already installed. However, I look forward to using it when they wear out one day. There was no point in sending it back as the thing is damn heavy and it would have been just as difficult to send it back to the seller.

Pros
  • Fingers crossed
Cons
  • Working speed