Thanks for the advice guys. I think I’ll try to replace them all at the same time, just to give me some peace of mind. Not knowing how it was kept up in the past and not wanting any surprises, I think I’ll just bite the bullet and swap them all. One less thing I’d have to worry about
Not a bad idea but I'd work their shafts back & forth hard first to see if you see any movement of the u-joint bearing caps (should be none) or any dry rust coming from under any of them. Any of those should be replaced. For the axle shafts the Spicer 5-760x is a nice direct replacement that is both stronger and more durable, and for the drive shafts the same goes for the Spicer 5-1310x which is also a direct replacement that is stronger and more durable.
And a big welcome to WTF!
Close, 22, sorry its bad phrasing on my part by car I meant jeep, unless im not understandingDo the math.
His Jeep is 27 years old.
The steering stabilizer won't affect your ride, its primary purpose is to help isolate the steering from bumps and jolts on the road. It's nothing more than a very basic hydraulic shock absorber so a very basic replacement like from Monroe or the Rancho RS5000 steering stabilizer is all that's needed. Avoid the temptation to go with a gas-charged steering stabilizer which can tend to constantly push the steering toward the left.
It's a 27 year old vehicle, it's not too soon to think about replacing all of the u-joints when there is already a clunk apparently coming from one of them. And if the the front driveshaft's DC joint with its two u-joints seizes it can cause the transfer case to fail and literally explode. I've seen a fairly dramatic upswing in photos of transfer cases recently that had exploded from a sized DC joint on the front driveshaft. I had never heard of that problem until the last year or two and now they're appearing here and there.
