brent20

Well I have a bad ball joint for a fact. Squeaks like something terrible. On a scale from
1 to 10 how hard would it be to replace them in a home garage. And if u guys know a estimate on how much a mechanic would charge. Thanks

Auburnfan400

I replaced both upper and lower ball joints on mine this summer. I was quoted $800 and $850 from 2 different shops. I did it myself for...around half that

Auburnfan400

And its not hard to do as long as you can work common tools. You have to rent a press for it from any normal auto parts place. Usually around $100 to rent, and you get your money back when you return it. I bout Moog ball joints i believe. It wasn't the base model the store offered, but about middle of the road. All with grease nipples to re-fill

brent20

Wow. I was figuring around the $500 mark. That sucks. Did you get an alignment afterwards?

Rhody-F150-Guy

I had lower ball joints replaced and it cost around $450. There are videos online showing the procedure on Ford trucks and SUVs. Also check A1 auto website for parts and instructions. The lower ball joints can be purchased for around $65. The upper joints are more expensive. You may have to rent or borrow tools.

fordtruckman98

Ya its not too bad as long as you have the right tools. I did mine in about an hour and took it in for an alignment afterwards and everything was still within range

blue-oval

Do a youtube search. Lowers are fairly easy and uppers are not bad either. More than likely just need to do only the lowers. Dont need an allignment to lowers only.

97_lariat

Just did my lowers last week, bought new ones for I think $38 each? Something cheap like that. But it took me about 6 hours to do it considering I was learning on the way. I broke my drivers side break line by accident so watch out for that. It wasn't too hard of a job though. Really just figuring out what to do was harder than actually doing it.

PIMPIN F150

this job is very easy to do. when i did mine it just takes time but very simple. i changed ball joints for the first time last month just rent the bj press from autozone and maybe a pitman arm puller plus pickle fork. i know its different on 4wd mine was 2wd. there are videos on this on youtube

brent20

Thanks for the info guys. Gonna get a quote from my mechanic. If it's any where near $800 then I'm definitely gonna tackle this my self.