Ball Joint replacement

[Jeff]

Folks,

Although I have religiously greased all 11 grease points in my front end. During my last alignment, they showed me that there was some play in my lower ball joints, so now I am at the point where I have to replace them. I remember seeing a post on here for the steps to change them, but cant seem to find it. I also remember in the thread something about a tool that releases the tension on the front end from the torsion bars. I cant seem to find anyone around here that rents this tool... Can anyone describe it, how it works, and if I really need it...I figured that I would do it with a floor jack, like I have always did them in the past, but if there is a tool that makes it easier, I am all for it...

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks,

Jeff

[adrenalnjunky]

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/otc7822a.html

I can't answer any of your other questions - sorry.

[F9K9]

Here's a thread from ZR2.com and it claims no need to renove the TBs. Hope it helps you.

[Jeff]

Well finished installing all 4 about 10:00 last night. No need for the torsion bar unloading tool, just used one of my floor jacks under the lower A arm. They were not to bad to replace, Getting the rivets out of the lower ones was the hard part. Going in for an alignment today, hopefully no more front end problems.

Thanks for the help

Jeff

[quickbiker]

I just did all my uppers and lowers just before I found some nasty things happening with my front lift. Now it's parked. I'll be selling the front chunk with new life time warranty ball joints some time this year after going SFA. Also just replaced the driver side CV shaft and the passanger is very new also.

[F9K9]

I love the looks and what little clearance that the 5" and 6" SLs give but, it appears that the majority that get them, move on to SFAs.

Just food for thought and my uneducated two cents

[quickbiker]

I love the looks and what little clearance that the 5" and 6" SLs give but, it appears that the majority that get them, move on to SFAs.

Just food for thought and my uneducated two cents

Yea, definitely if you do hard wheeling, but light wheeling and mostly road use, the IFS lifts are good. It just that stupid lower A-arm when it hits a rock, ugh. I bent it back once too many times.

[F9K9]

I meant no offense Quick but, thanks for your clarification

If I personally felt the need for more, I will go directly to SFA and skip the IFS lift.

Until then and a certain TOP_Sgt commits to a little wheeling I guess stock is fine with me

Thanks again for your insight