Ball Joints or full A-arm replace??
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Ball Joints or full A-arm replace??
I noticed that the driverside upper A-arm ball joint cover is ripped so that means I need a new one, BUT Advanced Auto has either the ball joint for 51.99 or the whole upper A-arm w/ ball joint for 79.99 (Moog) or 57.99 (TRW) what would be your suggestions. I'm just leaning towards the ball joint but why offer the A-arm set up??
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Wel...first off, is the ball joint pressed into the A-Arm? If it is, its going to be more work to change out the ball joint, then to just replace the control arm.
If the ball joint is bolted into the A-Arm, then i guess you can just get the ball joint.
But 80 bucks for a moog ball joint and a new control arm is pretty cheap, just get the combo IMO. The moog is probablly greasable...i prefer them to the "lifers" but its up to you.
Like I said though, if the ball joint needs to be pressed in, you might as well get the whole arm, it will be faster to change.
If the ball joint is bolted into the A-Arm, then i guess you can just get the ball joint.
But 80 bucks for a moog ball joint and a new control arm is pretty cheap, just get the combo IMO. The moog is probablly greasable...i prefer them to the "lifers" but its up to you.
Like I said though, if the ball joint needs to be pressed in, you might as well get the whole arm, it will be faster to change.
