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Lower ball joints, do just the ball joints or replace the whole LCA with new everything in it?

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Old 06-16-2011, 06:57 PM
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Lower ball joints, do just the ball joints or replace the whole LCA with new everything in it?

Looks like I can get an entire replacement LCA with new bushings and ball joint already pressed in for not much more than just a ball jiont.

How big of a job is it? I've done a few on fwd type cars but on a big 4x4.

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I just did the lower BJ on my Navi - just pressed old one out and new on in with the loner tool. If you plan on taking the LCA out I think you gotta unload the torsion bar.
 
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Originally Posted by pdqford
I just did the lower BJ on my Navi - just pressed old one out and new on in with the loner tool. If you plan on taking the LCA out I think you gotta unload the torsion bar.
Yea, i did mine too, easy enough to just press out the lowers and pop the new one in, looks like a lot more work to do the whole lower control arm
 
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thats all I needed to hear. Thanks fellas.
 
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