Lower ball joints need replacing already???

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BigRed4x4

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For you suspension guys. The truck is 2014 1500 with 60,***. Had some body work done and when the shop took it to a tire shop to have it aligned they said my lower ball joints needed replacing. I was surprised and will have my own tire shop give me a 2nd opinion. For you guys that deal with things like this more than myself, should they be going out already? The truck rides like its brand new.

Any opinions would be helpful.

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Rustycowl69

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you can verify it yourself. all you need is a jack, a pry bar and a service manual.
 

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You can feel in there is slop just Jack up a tire top and grab it top and bottom and pull it back and forth rocking to top to bottom and so forth.. Same can be done for the rod end grabbing it on the sides and checking for movment in the joints.
 
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BigRed4x4

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Thanks guys. I'll do my own checking before I take to my tire shop.
 

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