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Originally Posted by StephenVA
This will make the conversation MUCH easier as everyone will actually know what the hell they are specifically discussing. 
FRONT Suspension Parts
REAR Suspension Parts
The Front Suspension has multiple "Ball Joints" some are attached to the arms, others are separate parts. The front also has BUSHINGS that are part of two arms.
The REAR Suspension has a BIG Ball Joint on the LOWER part of the hub/wheel Carrier that attaches to the lower swing arm and all X5s has few little ones in the UPPER arms that are part of the control arms (entire arm is REPLACEABLE) See Images below for details.
Now that we are shop class 101, point to the image and give us the number of said part that you are all replacing....  |
I am talking specifically about the ball joints located IN the front lower control arms, the rear front control arm and the rear, rear control arm (sometimes called the wishbone). These control arms come with the ball joints installed IN them. For example, the ball joint in item 6 in your diagram. I am NOT talking about the ball joint that mounts to the steering knuckle or the ball joint that goes in the rear wheel carrier. The ball joints IN the control arms I'm asking about do not show as separate parts on RealOEM.
My question is/was if anyone has replaced the ball joints that come IN the control arms.
I hope that makes it clearer. Sorry for any confusion.