Help with Ball Joint Replacement

Thirty_Seven · 12-10-2015, 03:29 PM

So I need to replace my left front lower ball joint, but it seems like it can't be pressed out of the control arm like a normal ball joint, so do I need to replace the whole lower control arm? And I'm assuming I'll need yet ANOTHER alignment too right?

Thirty_Seven · 12-10-2015, 10:00 PM

Bump, anybody?

Rusty · 12-10-2015, 10:16 PM

The lower arm and ball joint gets replaced as a whole piece. Pic's in this thread.

The Complete SPL Front Suspension

YzGyz · 12-10-2015, 11:37 PM

Get lifetime alignment at Firestone or Breakcheck place. Cheapest in the long run of you're keeping the car for life. Or you mod suspension a lot.

YzGyz

Thirty_Seven · 12-11-2015, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

The lower arm and ball joint gets replaced as a whole piece. Pic's in this thread.

The Complete SPL Front Suspension

Damn, well alright at least I can get started now, thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by YzGyz

Get lifetime alignment at Firestone or Breakcheck place. Cheapest in the long run of you're keeping the car for life. Or you mod suspension a lot.

YzGyz

I'm lowered on SPC camber arms all around so I don't really trust those places. The one by me doesn't have a Hunter machine, which is the only one I want to be used for the alignment.

12-10-2015, 03:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thirty_Seven Base Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NY Posts: 85 Drives: 2008 G37S Coupe Rep Power: 9	Help with Ball Joint Replacement So I need to replace my left front lower ball joint, but it seems like it can't be pressed out of the control arm like a normal ball joint, so do I need to replace the whole lower control arm? And I'm assuming I'll need yet ANOTHER alignment too right? Last edited by Thirty_Seven; 12-10-2015 at 10:01 PM.

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,851 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	The lower arm and ball joint gets replaced as a whole piece. Pic's in this thread. The Complete SPL Front Suspension Trips likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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YzGyz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 1,449 Drives: 2010 Nismo Rep Power: 62	Get lifetime alignment at Firestone or Breakcheck place. Cheapest in the long run of you're keeping the car for life. Or you mod suspension a lot. YzGyz __________________ http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...gyzs-turn.html YzGyz

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12-10-2015, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Thirty_Seven Base Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NY Posts: 85 Drives: 2008 G37S Coupe Rep Power: 9	Bump, anybody?