I've neve done any suspension work before and mildly mechanically inclined. I have tools and floor jack/ stands. However, I dont have $800.00 to fix my truck
I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 2wd that I took to Tires Plus this weekend for an alignment.
The mechanic told me it couldn't be aligned because my lower left ball joint had some play and it would be best to replace both. It would be $152.30(EACH) for 2 lower ball joints, $324.00 in labor, $19.44 for shop supplies and $45.37 for tax totalling $693.41!!! not including my alignment!! What a rip-off. The mechanic told me that if I brought it back within 30 days for them to repair, he would gladly take a hundred bucks off the total price!! (what a deal....NOT) I should have been a mechanic, and now i park the truck until I learn hopw to do it myself!!! Any pep talk? support ? I found a full set of upper and lower ball joints(all 4) online for around 60 bucks and found I can rent a press free with deposit at a local auto parts store but not sure of the difficulty and weary of attempting this myself to save 700 bucks+ "I think I can I think I can" lol Thanks Guys
I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 2wd that I took to Tires Plus this weekend for an alignment.
The mechanic told me it couldn't be aligned because my lower left ball joint had some play and it would be best to replace both. It would be $152.30(EACH) for 2 lower ball joints, $324.00 in labor, $19.44 for shop supplies and $45.37 for tax totalling $693.41!!! not including my alignment!! What a rip-off. The mechanic told me that if I brought it back within 30 days for them to repair, he would gladly take a hundred bucks off the total price!! (what a deal....NOT) I should have been a mechanic, and now i park the truck until I learn hopw to do it myself!!! Any pep talk? support ? I found a full set of upper and lower ball joints(all 4) online for around 60 bucks and found I can rent a press free with deposit at a local auto parts store but not sure of the difficulty and weary of attempting this myself to save 700 bucks+ "I think I can I think I can" lol Thanks Guys