P500 Ball Joints

[The Green Goat]

Let's say a guy was to buy the SATV forward A-Arms, what ball joints should this guy go with? Press out joints from stock A-Arms? Buy new OEM joints? Aftermarket?

 

[Admin]

 

[osobad]

IF you have a press and yours are in good shape that's what I would do

 

[futzin]

I would replace with new OEM, if I was that guy.

 

[osobad]

I would replace with new OEM, if I was that guy.

Agree I would replace with new OEM. Not hard if you have a press to do it. You can use your original if in a bind if they are in good to new shape

 

[Remington]

Press out joints from stock A-Arms? Buy new OEM joints? Aftermarket?

After doing drivetrain in Automotive for many years, when u press ball joints out (really no other way) you put enormous stress on the joint. No matter how good they feel or look, the inside guts will
Have some compromization to them in one form or another and they well fail quicker than just biting the bullett and just installing new ones.
Cant go wrong with OEM. But I prefer A good quality aftermarket that had Zirk fittings for greasing them.

 

[Jason W]

Yep, fresh arms, fresh joints, once and done