bugsyls

been hearing a clicking noise from the front drivers side was wondering what it could be then read threads on the 2gs ball joint issues . got under looked and the upper ball joint rubber was all cracked and worn . called around dealer wanted over $500 for one side upper found them at kragen for $711 for right/left/upper and lower hope they hold up...... any feedback on the kragen parts?oh and after seeing some pics on what happens to a car when a balljoint goes out my car has been parked , sucks because i just got my rims..

vwynn

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ive posted a thread regarding kragen parts but no one seemed to respond to it.. so i decided to just order OEM parts from Sewell..

ordered lower ball joints + outer tie rods for $2xx ish

GS4_Fiend

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Yea support our vendors...

Bigger rims does load down the suspension. That's the flaw.

Lazy

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Where in CA are you? We can do it at a shop in socal if your around the 626

bugsyls

im in the I.E. in Riverside and am scared to drive any farther than down the street and i already got the parts and am going to try to diy. well ill be posting if anything goes wrong with these parts.

vwynn

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i got my parts as well yesterday.. i will be changing it out soon.. when i have time

if u need help im in the IE as well.. but in Corona.

bugsyls

when do you think youre going to do yours maybe i could sit in and take notes or wrench a little if needed let me know

bugsyls

well got to work and started on the left side all went well started to get the right side done tried to put in the upper arm and bam the stupid part was about 1/4 inch different ,it was not as wide at the body side , im hoping it was just a bad 1 and the next one fits will find out on monday since i had to order it again . oh by the way always use a pickle fork just in case the new parts dont fit , i didnt and couldnt get the old upper arm because i banged it off with a hammer and ruined the threads so my car sits on jack stands till tuesday .

JeffTsai

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Never use a pickle fork, it will rip the boot in half. What you need is a ball joint seperator pressing tool. They're only around $15-20 or so.

bugsyls

thanks for the info luckily my boots were already almost gone so next time if i gotta save the boot ill go get the seperator tool for sure.

timgs300

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You can borrow a whole front end tool set at Autozone or similar parts place. They have a nice ball joint separator that won't rip boots!

bugsyls

really appreciate all the helpful advise thanks all ill be sure to post up here before i start any project on my ride..

humanoid

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Where are you guys located? I'm in Arcadia.