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Old 05-05-2020, 05:26 PM
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Which control arms you are talking about? Front tension strut has a separate ball joint as is but on other parts it's virtually impossible to renew the ball joints without factory tools and good quality parts are not available separately.
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Old 05-05-2020, 05:36 PM
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Which control arms you are talking about? Front tension strut has a separate ball joint as is but on other parts it's virtually impossible to renew the ball joints without factory tools and good quality parts are not available separately.
Front lower control arms and rear control arms.
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Old 05-05-2020, 06:15 PM
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Front lower control arms and rear control arms.
I would say that better to forget renewing those ball joints separately.
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I would say that better to forget renewing those ball joints separately.
I figured as much, but thought I'd ask. There's a lot of experience on these forums. Thought maybe someone might have tried it. Thanks for your response!
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