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Old 11-08-2009, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by veilside3kgt
Well I've done the tests and I don't think my ball joints are bad. I moved the track bar and that thing is shot it clanks all over the place in the joints also there is a bar that the track bar connects to. What is that because the joints that are on that bar that go to each side of the truck are bad also. Just wondering about replacing that and while I'm at it the shock looking thing that's horizontal. Thanks you guys, your a big help.
A new trac-bar will take care of what you are seeing at both ends.
 
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oh ok great, so it should come with the rubber joints for that bar also? What about the shock that's next to the track bar. I'm just thinking I should just replace that too?
 
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Old 11-09-2009, 08:31 AM
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The new bar is just unbolt and bolt back on, the bushings are part of it. The shock is the vibration damper, can't hurt to replace it.

btw, make sure the new bar is the same length as the old one.
 
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Old 11-09-2009, 08:45 AM
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thank you very much for your help. What is the other bar under neath called that goes from lower ball joint area to the one on the complete oposite side?
 
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Wow I am dumb as a rock, it's the tie rod ends. I realized that those are bad also so I'll be changing those, I do need an alignment after those are changed don't I?
 
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Measure and get the new ones back in as close as possible, the yes, you"ll need an alignment.
 
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the tie rod ends are what holds the joint itself that bolts to the steering knuckle, the tie rod is the soldi bar that runs across.
 
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