if the boot of the joint gets compromised a new joint can be scrap metal in less than 5000 miles if driven in rain.

I for one am going to install zerk fittings on my cars ball joints, so I can feed it new grease properly every year.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)