In this video we install American Iron Offroad Deletes in the Jeep Gladiator. Deletes are a great way to get the proper handling, geometry and durability back to your solid axle rig. The deletes eliminate the 'ball and cup' design and essentially create a hybrid king pin design that is much stronger and more durable than traditional ball joints. This is achieved by pressing in a cup that has a sealed spherical bearing in it. The nice thing is you won't wear out your knuckles or axle Cs from pressing new ball joints in and out over years of use. The deletes are rebuildable and the spherical bearings are replaceable without removing the cups once they are pressed in. There are more benfits to them and I would encourage anyone wanting more information to visit American Iron Offroad's website or call their information line.
I have these installed already in my the SD60 front axle on my JKU and have to say they were a game changer. They completely changed how the Jeep handles and drives.
My 2020 Gladiator has RockKrawler's 3" Pro-X stage 1 suspension on it and I have to say handling and ride is not an issue. It rides and drives better than stock. But that being said after 48K+ miles on 37" tires the OEM ball joints are shot and in need of replacement. The ones installed in this video are American Iron's latest revision for the 2018 and up Jeep.
I hope this video helps anyone out looking to do this install or in question of how they install. I did the video step by step to help assist anyone who may of never disassembled their front axle before.
American Iron Offroad - [ Ссылка ]
2018 and up Jeep Deletes - [ Ссылка ]
Ford Super Duty Dana 60 - [ Ссылка ]
