I'm looking to replace my ball joints (up and lower) on my 4x4 2004 Dak. I have the ball joints but I'm getting nervous about pressing the lower ones out and in. I don't want to have everything apart and I not be able to get them out. I've read posts that say they just used a hammer and they came out and I've read posts where the whole arm had to be taken off and pressed by a machine shop.
I'm looking to buy one of these tool kits. Which one would be better? Hopefully the pic got attached


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ps both kits cost about $60/with shipping and if I had a shop do the BJ's the labor would be $600.

 

that is all you will need, spray a good penatrating lube couple of times before you acturally do the job if you want it to be realy easy...

p.s. just rent the tools from your local auto parts store... or go to a throw away place liek harbor freight if your not going to do this kind of work much...

 

Yea, but my question was which one, if i only had to buy one would work.

Thanks

 

The bottom one is what you'll want for the upper and lower BJ's. A fork and a BFH ( big f*cking hammer) will do the same thing as the top kit.

 

yea i remember my brother using something just like the bottom one wen he was working on his chevelle. It all worked very nicely.

 

Thanks!