Deviate
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- St. Augustine, FL
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- 2005 4x2
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- 4.7
I was looking around under my truck yesterday, just inspecting things and thinking of all the stuff i want to do some day. So I look over at the upper ball joint on the drivers side and the boot still looks good on it and all. I look down at the lower ball joint on that side and the boot has a nice big rip in it. 
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!
I looked over at the passenger side and the upper ball joint is fine there and the lower one has a small tear in it. So it looks like I'm going to spend some money on ball joints instead of something fun.
Questions I have:
I have some pics that I took but i can't upload them from work. I'll upload them when I get home.
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!I looked over at the passenger side and the upper ball joint is fine there and the lower one has a small tear in it. So it looks like I'm going to spend some money on ball joints instead of something fun.
Questions I have:
- Is this something I can do in my driveway?
- Do I need anything special other than a ball joint press?
- Is there anything else I should go ahead and replace while I have everything apart? My breaks are starting to squeal a bit so maybe I should do those while I'm at it.
- Are Moog the best? I know I want to replace them with some that are greaseable.
- Where should I look for them? Summit, Rock Auto, other?
- After replacing the ball joints, do I need to get the front end re-aligned or anything?
I have some pics that I took but i can't upload them from work. I'll upload them when I get home.
