>>6547577You can try dripping pledge/nail polish between the interfaces of the joint where the friction is, it's just hard to tighten those type of pinned joints.
Somewhat related is this Skyshadow I got the other day. It has the same hip design and they are tight, but when they are tight they are squeaky and that's annoying after a while. I wish clicky joints would come back. Clicky not squeaky...