Re: Ball Joint and shock replacement problems...

From: Eric Hufstedler (mopar@ehuffy.com)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2006 - 10:20:37 EST


> >> I wouldn't think it necessary. Why not just unbolt the joint
> >> at the knuckle and drop the lower the control arm a little?
> >> You could wedge a block of wood under the upper arm so that the
> >> spring tension would even do the seperation for you.
> >
> > Wouldn't that be possibly explosive?
>
> Definately not on a 4x4 (they have torsion bars instead of
> coils), and not on a 4x2 as long as you begin with the suspension
> fully compressed (all the weight on it) you shouldn't have any
> issues. We're only talking moving it an inch at most, just
> enough to seperate the balljoint. The rest you can move by hand.

I see. I misunderstood what he said.

Eric

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