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Originally Posted by blue dragon
I just did my lower control arms yesterday (or tension struts), its a DIY. You need a 27mm 12 point wrench, a torque wrench, and two 18 mm wrenches, but a set of allen keys to hold the ball joint from turning. Took me about 2 hours to complete the job (jack the front end up, put in jack stands and take the wheels off. Then partially remove the lower splash shield to expose the nut and bolt on the inside of the arms, and then remove, replace and torque
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Definitely a DIY especially when you can pick up Meyle HD arms from Bav Auto for $99 ea. 4YR warranty w/free shipping. I had to make a quick trip to autozone for a 1 1/16 since I didn't have a 27mm laying around. Worked well and returned it the next day
I'll buy a nice wrench later!
My ball joints were seized so I ended up having to use a impact gun to loosen the nuts then sledge hammer the crap out of the bolts to get the ball joints to pop out of the carrier. Took me a bit more than two hours tho...didn't keep track since I was partially watching the kiddos.