Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Originally Posted By: Trav
I saw a Ram truck this past winter on the ground with a wheel up in the fender with a broken ball joint, maybe there is some sort of problem.
Fix this ASAP and get the front end aligned, don't mess with bad steering or suspension parts it can be disastrous. Check for a TSB.
Well dodges are known for ball joints going out. Can I just do the lower ball joints and that one tie rod? Or will the upper ball joints take out the lower ones when they go bad?
If the joints and boots are good you can leave them, if they are easy to do while its all apart you can save yourself more work and another alignment. Your choice.
Personally if its got 100K or more I usually do a basic front end rehash and put it to bed for another 100K.
Depending on the vehicle you may be better off just putting control arms in, many have the bushings and joint pre-installed so you kill 2 birds with one stone. Its something to look into anyway.