hey i just got my balljoints put in, and i drive the car it seems like it has a little camber on both sides and one wheel what appears to be out more then other... i dont know why but do you think it needs an alignment after balljoint replacement or it can be something else?


UPDATE: GOT THE ALIGNMENT DONE AND IT DRIVES LIKE NEW!! SO YOU DO NEED AN ALIGNMENT AFTER BALL JOINTS NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE TELLS YOU LOL!

 

personally if i change any suspension parts i get a fresh alignment.

 

a few people said ohh you dont need an alignment after balljoint replacement but as soon as i got them done the car just drives sloppy and when i go over a bump it just moves either to the right or left, and i know ball joints cant be adjusted how would it affect anything?

 

No, you certainly don't need alignment after ball joints, unless your previous alignment was done when ball joints were bad and loose.

If your car is driving sloppy after ball joints replacement, check other suspension parts. You stiffened up the ball joints, now the weak link is somewhere else.

 

As your ball joints start to wear so does the rest of the suspension, it "moves." When you replace the ball joint all of the dependant parts of the suspension need to be brought back into spec so that the car tracks correctly. Addtionally, if the ball joints were bad, an alignment might expose other areas of the front end that need to be addressed, most notably the upper control arm.

Get an alignment, be safe.

 

I had mine done at the stealership last week. Yeah you need to go ahead and get it done.

 

yea i might go get one done today

 

yea i had an alignment before with the older balljoints and my older tires had camber wear so i got new ones and just put in the lower ball joints any other ideas what i can be i doubt its the sway links,

 

Here is a $25 off alignment coupon at Firestone.
I used it yesterday and just showed the pic on my phone...

 

thanks i went to a different place by my house since i couldnt drive that far

 

exactly!! Whoever said no it is false. You need a four wheel alignment after ball joints are replaced

 

Did you really sign up just to bump a thread that hasn't been posted in for 8 years?

 

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