anybody ever bent or broke a johnny joint

dacicci · 05-07-08, 12:41 PM

i bent the stud on my johnny joint last month on my lower bars upper joint. Anybody ever bent or broken a johnny joint. i will post pic soon

Downey · 05-07-08, 04:42 PM

There is nothing under the sun Off Roaders have not smashed to smithereens.

Eskimo · 05-07-08, 07:19 PM

How much thread did you have showing? what size, was it the 1" forged, the 1.25" forged, or a regular JJ someone welded a stud to?

The only thing I head was people blowing them out because the big washer on the side of the ball deformed, but the newer ones are much thicker, so it's not an issue.

My lowers are threaded almost all the way in, and are the 1.25" stud, forged joint.. I've come down on the link near the shank pretty hard and no damage yet..

LC_Hamma · 05-08-08, 07:18 AM

I don't used the welded on studs for that reason. I want max weld area on that joint housing, so I buy the J.J.'s you weld the entire tube circumference to. I've heard of folks bustin out the snap ring, haven't heard of the deformed washer problem. No issues w/ my J.J.'s yet, but mines not really been trail proven

dacicci · 05-13-08, 06:23 AM

these were the forged 1" shank threaded alost all the way in they did not bend much bent them about a 1/4" and these are the newer johnny joints with the bigger washer i have them on my loweres all the way around so just curious to see if this was an on going problem or just me being to hard on s#*t. i have not bent any of my other ones. so we will see

05-07-08, 12:41 PM	#1
dacicci IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: CINTI,OH TLCA# 14639 Posts: 322	anybody ever bent or broke a johnny joint i bent the stud on my johnny joint last month on my lower bars upper joint. Anybody ever bent or broken a johnny joint. i will post pic soon __________________ HOLD THE MAYO, AND GIVE ME A SIDE OF BULLS**T

05-07-08, 07:19 PM	#3
Eskimo IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Danville, PA Posts: 1,154	How much thread did you have showing? what size, was it the 1" forged, the 1.25" forged, or a regular JJ someone welded a stud to? The only thing I head was people blowing them out because the big washer on the side of the ball deformed, but the newer ones are much thicker, so it's not an issue. My lowers are threaded almost all the way in, and are the 1.25" stud, forged joint.. I've come down on the link near the shank pretty hard and no damage yet.. __________________ Rich in NC FJ - '73 FJ-40 Cruggy - LSx/4-wheel steer Rockwells/4-link/coilovers/42's Build thread --> http://forum.ih8mud.com/hardcore-corner/124040-keeping-low-rockwells-k-under-knife-again.html '01 Chevy 2500HD 8.1 Allison Lux-o-tow

05-08-08, 07:18 AM	#4
LC_Hamma The Anti-Leafer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dallas, Georgia TLCA# 3343 Posts: 1,694	I don't used the welded on studs for that reason. I want max weld area on that joint housing, so I buy the J.J.'s you weld the entire tube circumference to. I've heard of folks bustin out the snap ring, haven't heard of the deformed washer problem. No issues w/ my J.J.'s yet, but mines not really been trail proven __________________ '73 FJ55 http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pig-preservation-society/76835-pig-chebby-avalanche-trim-%3D.html '73 FJ40 http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q...&addtype=local '78 FJ40 - future crawler in pieces '93 Ram W350 5 spd. SRW CTD '99 Ram 3500 4X4 5 spd. DRW CTD '74 BMW 3.0CS future project

05-13-08, 06:23 AM	#5
dacicci IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: CINTI,OH TLCA# 14639 Posts: 322	these were the forged 1" shank threaded alost all the way in they did not bend much bent them about a 1/4" and these are the newer johnny joints with the bigger washer i have them on my loweres all the way around so just curious to see if this was an on going problem or just me being to hard on s#t. i have not bent any of my other ones. so we will see __________________ HOLD THE MAYO, AND GIVE ME A SIDE OF BULLS*T

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05-07-08, 04:42 PM	#2
Downey IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Whittier, Calif. TLCA# Associate Member/Sponsor Posts: 749	There is nothing under the sun Off Roaders have not smashed to smithereens.