so i was affraid to do this job as i keep hearing horrible stories about destroying the wheel bearings, ball joins not coming out etc.
so i bought all my ball joints and tie rods about 2 months ago and i just keep thinking about doing this job, well finally today i went an started taking everything apart and got it all done, took me 3 hours to do both sides!!! everything came out so easy i couldn't believe it. the only thing that gave me a hard time was the lower bj's, i had to beat the crap out of em with the hammer till they finally came out.
man if i'm relief!!!

 

what kind of bj's did you get?

 

i got the spicers bj's from rockauto, not the ones with the adjustments, but they are greasable.

 

For the price of your tie rod ends you may have been able to buy the new style factory set up complete,and if you plan on keeping your truck there are much more durable B/Joints out there

Bob

 

Do the ball joints and tie rod ends usualy go out at the same time?

 

Depends on how the truck is used.

 

i replaced a couple tie rods ends a few months back and now i finish replacing the rest so it was too late to buy the new style ones.
the spicer stuff is good stuff so i know it will hold up, plus i only keep a vehicle for about 2 or 3 years then i get tired and get something else. I'm sure the spicers are way better than those stock ones.