Ball joints
Originally Posted by Redneckstone
plus at a shop you have to double the actual price of the part 
Last edited by winks; Apr 24, 2007 at 10:53 AM.
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you cant just jack the truck up and shake the wheels like the old days. the front end has to be loaded with the wheels off the ground (weight of the truck on the lower arms) then you simply use a long pry bar and in the correct places pry up and down while checking for movement from the balljoints.
either way 4x4 or 4x2 checking them is the same and you have to remove the steering knuckle to replace the lowers.
now on older twin I beam trucks all you had to do was jack the truck up and wiggle the tires.
either way 4x4 or 4x2 checking them is the same and you have to remove the steering knuckle to replace the lowers.
now on older twin I beam trucks all you had to do was jack the truck up and wiggle the tires.
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I dread this when it comes time for mine to be done. I talked to a shop today that quoted me 800 to do lower and upper complete job including the alignment. Damn why cant parts be made that dont break. I hate not being mechanically inclined and Zach won't come help me either.
Originally Posted by Redneckstone
plus at a shop you have to double the actual price of the part
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Originally Posted by 4X2XLT
my shop was 20$ on top of cost... i got all 4 of mine done for 580 with moogs to give you an idea... i think the tops are the hard ones to do and the really expensive ones
top take about 10 minutes each.. but they cost about $75-125
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From: Delaware
Originally Posted by Big04Ranger
$310 is a good price for parts and labor.. if you dont know how to do the job yourself id pay that... shoot thats almost cheap enuff to where i would not even mess with it..lol
Originally Posted by 04rangerxlt
So if they are bad am i going to notice a change in the way the truck rides once they are replaced tommorrow?
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