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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:52 AM
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doing your own work... plus another $175 because i needed a wheel bearing and a little help of AZFX4
all this work for ball joints (uppers and lowers) tierod ends (inner and outers) one wheel bearing, one cv axle (broken on a trail... bad night)
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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Hey AZFX4... you're welcome to come out to CT any time to work on my truck .
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 08:25 AM
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LOL. I helped a little, 98blue54 know's his stuff.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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Gotta love a fresh front end
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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Me next me next! Good work, I'm in the same boat too...gotta redo the front-end on my truck sooner than later.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by westtnfx4
Gotta love a fresh front end

you have absolutely no idea... the ball joints were so bad that i could park and have negative camber and then go to the store and park again and have positive camber...
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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all new MOOG blue line products... a little more pricey but they come with a liftime warranty so if ball joints or tierods ever go out i get a free replacement
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 98blue54
you have absolutely no idea... the ball joints were so bad that i could park and have negative camber and then go to the store and park again and have positive camber...
now that's pretty bad haha
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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Could you do just the upper ball joints or did you have to replace the whole upper a-arm?
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tleach17
Could you do just the upper ball joints or did you have to replace the whole upper a-arm?
i think you CAN do the just the upper ball joints... but its just easier to do the whole upper control arm because trying to press ball joints into the top would be a pain in the butt... pressing the lower ones in definitely was.
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