sooooo everything on my ball joint R&R has gone semi-smoothly, but i've reached an obstacle that kinda has me scratching my head. lol i went to tighten the nut on the lower ball joint, and for some reason i forgot that one spins...how the f*ck are you suppose to tighten that nut when it spins? lmao i have to be missing something here, i just dont know what lol any help is appreciated! thanks!

EDIT: unless i didnt tighten the top nut tight enough so the stud gets kinda pressed into the yoke so that i can torque the bottom nut. idk. lol

 

That is normal.
You either have to compress (put a load) on the knuckle and then tighten the nut, or lower the vehicle and the weight of it will stop ball joint from spinning.

 

ok, thanks bud! kinda feel iffy about dropping the truck on an untightened nut though, just feels creepy lmao

 

nvm, got it figured out

 

i was going to suggest an impact gun, and then torque it down to the proper specs once its tightened enough to not spin.. glad you got it figured out.

 

Wtf?!?!?!?!?!

 

honestly everyone, i'm just happy that i was able to do this job with the help of my pops. lol saved me $400 that i didnt have to begin with lol feels good to be able to do it myself and not have to depend on a shop and a lot of money to get it all done lol