7.3IDIDSL
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Hey guys, i need to get some work done on my front end. Im positive i need 2 ball joints, and the drag link that goes from the pitman arm to the pass side wheel.
But today i took my truck to a local suspension shop for a quote. and the guy says i need all 4 ball joints, both tie rods, the drag link going from pitman arm to pass side wheel, and the piece going from drag link to driver side wheel(dont know what its called?!?), and i also need the steering coupler on the top of the steering box. For all this he quoted me $1500 before tax and he said i will get a deal if i pay him cash.
Thats alot of money and i cant afford it right now. Can somebody tell me how i can test my tie rods? Im not calling this guy a liar, but he only looked at my truck for 10 minutes and it seems like he found quiet a few bad parts.
I would like to do the work myself and i can do the drag link and tie rod stuff. The only part i am unsure about is the ball joints since ive never done them and i dont have a tool to do them. Can you guys tell me how hard it is to do the ball joints? and where i can get the press to do them? If i feel i can do the work myself i will and save the labour costs. I priced all the parts from a shop here and i can get them for $715(thats for all 4 ball joints, 2 tie rods, whole drag link assembly). thats like half of what the shop quoted me.
But today i took my truck to a local suspension shop for a quote. and the guy says i need all 4 ball joints, both tie rods, the drag link going from pitman arm to pass side wheel, and the piece going from drag link to driver side wheel(dont know what its called?!?), and i also need the steering coupler on the top of the steering box. For all this he quoted me $1500 before tax and he said i will get a deal if i pay him cash.
Thats alot of money and i cant afford it right now. Can somebody tell me how i can test my tie rods? Im not calling this guy a liar, but he only looked at my truck for 10 minutes and it seems like he found quiet a few bad parts.
I would like to do the work myself and i can do the drag link and tie rod stuff. The only part i am unsure about is the ball joints since ive never done them and i dont have a tool to do them. Can you guys tell me how hard it is to do the ball joints? and where i can get the press to do them? If i feel i can do the work myself i will and save the labour costs. I priced all the parts from a shop here and i can get them for $715(thats for all 4 ball joints, 2 tie rods, whole drag link assembly). thats like half of what the shop quoted me.