Ball Joints, tie rods, etc.
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Ball Joints, tie rods, etc.
I'm replacing the Upper and Lower ball joints on my 2000 F-150 2WD tomorrow which should be no problem with RACERGUYs go-by. But I'd like to know if it wise to spend the $150 to replace the inner and outer tie rods as well. Or if there is a way to inspect them, that would help out too. Appreciate any help!
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I went ahead and did my outers at the same time but not my inners. Just make sure to install the camber kit when you do it. I told the guy Guy at orielys that i wanted it and he argued with me and talked me out of getting it....I took it to get aligned yesterday and they first thing they said was it needs a camber kit and they wanted 110 to install it...so i bought it for 45 and did it myself.
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Ball joint replacement was pretty easy except that the ball press only got the lower ball joints out. It was too small to get them back in....I used a floorjack. I did go ahead and replace upper and lower tie rods while I was under there. The alignment was way off when I was done but I bought the camber kit and took it to my alignment shop. I had previously paid the extra $20 for a "lifetime" alignment so that was a well $20 spent.
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I couldn't tell what exactly the camber kit is used for. I didn't see any adjustments other than the two large washers that came with it. Am I missing something? From the factory, there are two bushings on either side of the upper arm mounting bolts.
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