ball joints

[CUMMINS_KILLA99]

i think my driver side ball joints are goin out i have a good size vibration at 35 mph everytime i stop it makes a pooping noise on that side and i have rusty water stains on the steering knuckle comin out of the lowwr ball joint how hard is it for the average joe to do balljoints any special tools or tips the truck is a 4x4 its got 155000 miles and 35in. mud tires i think its time to replace them anything else i should look at while i have the front end apart

[Marty]

Pretty easy. Get a good solid pair of snap ring pleirs, a BFH, a pickle fork wide enough for the ball joints and a ball joint press and you should be good to go!

[donald lorbeske]

It ez with a bfh a pickle fork and if your in there you shuold replace the upper and the ujoint

[anii23]

I'm in the same boat. I just found this link:

TheDieselStop.Com - www.thedieselstop.com

[baddkarmaracing]

what is a bfh? i have worked on cars all my life and never heard of one

on second thought would it be a Big F****** Hammer?

[Marty]

sure would be

[baddkarmaracing]

i was starting to feel like a for a minute

[CUMMINS_KILLA99]

any body got a round about price for an upper and lower ball joint

[superduty4x4]

You need more than the joints, you also need 4 different seals. Plan on spending better than $200 for everything for one side.

[anii23]

AutoZone quoted me $30 for the upper and $31 for the lower. The brand is duralast and they have lifetime warranty.

Napa quoted me upper $43 greaseable and $39 lower for straight axle, ibeam lower $37 lower

My question is: I have a 99.5 f350 with a solid axle. When I bought front brake rotors I needed I-beam rotors. Can any one explain that. Do I have an I-Beam?

When I buy ball joints it ws going to make a difference.