I'm going to change out control arm and sway bar bushings. Question is should I replace the ball joints? I'm going to have the arm off already. All my rod ends and linkages where changed at about 96k. Also bearings have been done.(Slid into a curb)
Seems like the logical thing to do but it is an extra 150 bucks.

 

I would do it especially since you are already removing the control arm.

 

It's cheaper to just replace entire lower control arm/ball joint as a kit instead of having them pressed out and replaced...

...here one of many available.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISSA...Q5fAccessories

 

I was looking into this. I'm going ES so I don't need the new bushings. Would you still recommend the new arms?

 

i wouldnt trust the ebay ball joints

 

^^Likewise...I have heard some bad experience with them.

 

To answer your question, yes, replace the ball joints while the LCA's are out, saves you some $$$ and time, I got my BJs (lol) from O'rielys, they come w/ a lifetime warranty, so free BJs for the rest of my life (yes, free BJ's....)

 

Sounds like winning...lol

 

I would get Energy Suspension control arm bushings and the ball joints from Moog. And then install that into your existing control arms. The stuff on ebay is crap.

 

Thanks for the Help guys. Pretty much exactly what I was expecting to hear. It will be ES busings and an aftermarket ball joint then!(Moog, O'Reilly etc)

 

So do the ball joints go bad also got the LCA bushings ES ones, but wouldn't want to put em on and then have to take em off and then put those also, my mechanic said the bushings need to be replaced but nothing about the ball joints.....