should i replace the ball joints when i put the lift on then?

 

How many miles on your truck? It's not like they will blow out tomorrow if you lifted it today, but they do see quicker wear.. With the amount of time it takes to do all 4 ball joints, you should probably just leave them alone...unless your running OEM balljoints with 150k miles

 

uh, i think there oem...and ive got 216k...

idk, just got the truck in january...they most liekely replaced them once, but id just rather replace EVERYTHING that may cause problems, because i dont want any dammage to my truck, plus i was looking at some one ebay and there not all that expensive...

idk how big of a problem that is, but blowing a ball joint while driving doesnt sound like too much fun...

 

OEM will be riveted in, if you see a nut/cotter pin you've got aftermarkets.


Ball joint is the green box. See the big ol' nut at the bottom holding it in.

 

Thanks,

I took a look under, and it looks like they are after markets... but i thikn im going to replace them anyway, because 216 k is a lot of miles...

thanks for all your help wolfpack!

 

Interesting about the ball joints. I'm at 168K and have been thinking about 'em. I was wondering how you can tell if they've already been replaced. Thanks, Wolf!

 

Blown ball joints suck, i had my passenger side blow at about 150k, and had them replaced all around =]