96 kodiak 400 4x4 ball joint question

mud runner

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im about to buy my neighbors Kodiak I miss not having a 4x4 and its $500 the racks need to be re welded but the ball joint popped out of socket and I cant find a aarm cheap so I was wondering if I could cut the old ball joint out and put a ball joint out of something else in it
 
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Don't know if the taper is correct, but check outa YFZ450 lower joint.
I was even thinking of using one for Banshee J-arm. Grind out old, weld in new.
 
I just bought a set of aarms for 45 shipped but it has a busted boot and I cant get the axle out of the hub any suggestions iv sprayed pb blaster in it befor but still wont come out
 
my wife has 1 your giving me ideas lol
iv always wanted a snorkeled 4x4 I use to have one but my dad wouldent let me but synce I bought this one I can do what ever I want to with it lol so soon as these tires wear out im buying a set of kenda executioners 27" but synce the plastic is in soo goo of shape I couldent cut a hole in it
 
yes,is yours full auto?
na I wish I had a Kodiak 450 I think it was a 04 and it would pull anything I hooked it up to I had a 16 foot trailet loded down with logs a lil over the rails and it pulled it without a problem but wouldent stop because the trailer kept pushing it
 
well I went for a 4 hour ride today and it did pretty good I got stuck once and had to get a rancher to pull me out and it barly did I took it off in a 3 to 4 foot water and it almost died I heald it full throttle and it barly ran but dident get water in the motor. I also bent the brake pedal to where it drags the pavement but I couldent be happier with it
 
well I drownded it yesterday I was rideing it in a pond and when the water got over the exaust it died guess it dident have enough back pressure to keep the water out but we got the water out of the exaust and it fired right up