I recently had a bad encounter with a curb that messed up my lower ball joint (and wheel) pretty bad. I have removed the knuckle in preparation to have a new wheel bearing and knuckle pressed onto the hub. But I need to know what tool would work best to reinstall the ball joints for the lower, upper, and tie rod.

Also, whats a good way to find out if my lower arm has been messed up, atleast the receiving joint? It looks a little out of whack, but without the new knuckle, i cant really tell if the ball joint receiver is out of shape.

Any general wisdom or help on my current suspension woes is also welcomed.

Thanks guys,
Chris

 

Well. I removed the lower ball joint from the knuckle, and verified that it wiggles around in the lower arm receiving joint. Guess I'll be replacing my lower arm as well. I know I will probably need an alignment done after this, but is there anything else I'm missing?

-Chris

 

Oh c'mon.. no one's done suspension work before?

I'm gonna go ahead and order a new lower arm and knuckle and see how it goes. I'm hoping my alignment comes back ok. *fingers crossed*

-Chris