Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy??? :(

[Nory]

Re: Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy???

MyTyphoon1993, I visited the JP webpage. It's nice, but a bit Hialeah is a bit too far and I want to go with someone SyTy and/or suspencion specific. Thanks.

I can vouch for JP. does awesome work... His main thing is suspension.

Most shops now a days try to do a little of everything.

He's a one man show.

BTW I guess you didn't see the part where David said it was Big Al's close friend. Big Al gets his stuff done there too.... look up big al

 

[NecroWolf]

Re: Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy???

You Know How This Works....if You Are Going To Replace It On These Trucks Then You Need And I Repeat Need To Use The Best. Thats Why I Choose Moog...why U Bustin My Balls On The Price Anyway U Are Not Buying Them.by The Way I Have Reciepts That Show 400.00 Just In The Damn Parts Alone.all He Has To Do Is Remove The Old Ones And Put The New Ones In. I Know This Is A Lot Less Work.

250 for complete ready to rock upper and lower controls is a good price. i was talkin bout the ball joint prices. that shit is crazy 40-50 for ball joints. hell if i had the money on hand i'd probably snatch them up off ya.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Re: Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy???

I used to use an air hammer and a good sharp chisel and it would take about 4-5 minutes per side to cut off the rivet heads and then slip the chisel between the ball joint and control arm and pop, out comes the ball joint.

I forget the make of the air hammer but it had a larger bit than normal and it was impossible to find new ones but it would cut through anything and destroy your arm and wrist in the process.

 

[gkrcr882]

Re: Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy???

we need to do the lower BJ on the drivers side too, but ours is bolted in (previously replaced) . my auto teacher said that it would take a day or two to do, since its a 4x4/AWD its a little more involved. I think our drop is the culprit for the failed BJ.

 

[NecroWolf]

Re: Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy???

takes about two to three hours on a stock setup cause you gotta pull the half shaft out. well it took me that long the first time i ever did it. so probably less time especially if they have already been changed once

 

[rxsyclone]

Re: Ball joints trying to kill me and the Sy???

Darn it, looks like someone already bought it from him. Now I'm back to square one, shopping for all the parts, and once they're back together taking it all to a reputable shop. Thanks for all the help anyway.