takin my truck to get aligned tomorrow..have a good feeling a ball joint or 2 are needing to be replaced..

is MOOG a pretty good brand? pretty cheap?

 

moog is what everyone here will tell you to get. they are good quality, but expensive. about $50 each for a lower joint. i didn't have that kind of money (replacing all 4) so i went with the parts store house brand. they're also grease-able and have a lifetime warranty

 

Moog is a good brand.
Go to rockauto.com for prices from them. Go to retailmenot.com and search for discount codes.

 

MOOGs are great, got them upper and lower, best part is that they are lifetime warrenty so all youll have to pay for if they go again is labor. Unless you got some time and some mad hammering skills.

 

Or borrow a ball joint installer/remover and pitman arm puller from the part store.

 

yeah renting that press is a must

 

ok..well i got it aligned today and he said i will need ball joints before to long..he said they had some play in them but he wouldnt worry about it just yet..

i think id better go ahead with moog. i dont want the crappy parts store brand...no offense

 

Another vote for Moog from RockAuto. I've bought everything for my front end from them and it's always worked out great.

 

I have trw lowers said they were greaseable but I cant get the grease fitting in the hole at the top of the ball joint I dont know how to get it in I try screwing it in with a wrench but it just wont go any ideas?

 

anyone know a reasonable price to have them installed? im also about to get some new ball joints

 

Ford Service Manual says 1.3 hours a piece for labor for the lowers.

 

How often should ball joints be replaced? Should I replace them before they go bad, or just wait till they're shot?