I never said that you need to replace knuckles as regular maint, but looking at the tire wear, and the sheared/missing studs, maint isnt too high on your priority list as you said "I just drive this......" Im upgrading my build, so everything youre going to need, I have and in good shape. Im in Wisconsin, so can totally relate to the cold, but still not an excuse for letting it get to that point.Yeah to all that. But I live in the Northeast and don’t have a garage so winter repairs suck. Also, unlike most people on here, I just drive this. It never goes off road. So you’re saying that you need to literally replace the knuckles on those things as regular maintenance? That seems wild to me. They should last the life of the vehicle unless you’re abusing it or off roading. Then again, the thing is 30 years old.