Help on front end rebuild

[MEMO43]

As the title says
I went to an alignment shop to get my sons k20 alignment an was told it needed all sorts of wrk done before hand.
I remember reading a thread were someone mentioned "green ball joints or a kit from Amazon" but can't find it.

https://ck5.com/forums/threads/sons-first-car.341489/page-2



I'm looking for suggestions on
ball joints (master pro store brand)
tie rod ends
as well as drag links.
shocks I'm still deciding between rancho 9000's an bilstein.

His rig is all stock
86k20
sbc 350
th400
np208
stock height
with twin shocks up front for now

thanks in advance

 

[skunked]

Mevotech TTX are the green ball joints. I’m running them on a dana 44 however it’s a fresh build so I don’t have any feedback on longevity.

I run moog for the rest.

 

[MEMO43]

thanks for the input on the name.
did you order them online or loc retailer

 

[ktmoutfront]

I have been running Moog in mine. Swap out every 2 years.

 

[MEMO43]

ktmoutfront
moog everything
tie rods
drag links etc etc
why swap out every 2 years (out of curiosity)

 

[ktmoutfront]

Because I am so easy on my truck.

 

[obijuank5]

Im on the side of spicer ball joints and ujoints.

 

[skunked]

thanks for the input on the name.
did you order them online or loc retailer

online

 

[MEMO43]

Thanks to all for the encouragement
I guess moog it is.
Good thing I already have all the parts except for toe rods. Was collecting parts for when I get around to rebuilding the fron end on my 83 k5.
But the sons truck is more important to have safe.
Now I know what I will be spending my next day off doing. Showing him how to do it, while I supervise
@ktmoutfront now my son wants to see if his truck can get all 4 tires off the ground like your rig.
I told him once he is 18 an older (he just turned 17 and got his license) an he can do what ever he wants as long as.I dont know about it, an more importantly as long as im not paying

 

[70jimmy]

It's easy to get all 4 off the ground like KTM does. The decision you have is do you build it to do that before you get all 4 off the ground or rebuild what's left afterward...

 

[ktmoutfront]

There has been a lot of whitchcraft performed under the Jimmy to allow it to do that.

 

[MEMO43]

So pulled the trigger on all Moog parts
now my question is the sleeve for the upper ball joint adjusting sleeve s it torque to 50lb pounds?
my google foo is has been failing lately.
should be a fun fri afternoon as long as the temps stay above 45 here in my neck of the woods

 

[onetonbb74]

Ball Joints: Torque the lower nut to 80-90 lb-ft, then torque the upper sleeve to 40-45 lb-ft, then the upper nut to 80-90 lb-ft.

 

[rampage]

Here’s ftn96’s ball joint write up.

http://nashvillek5.freeservers.com/balljoints.htm

 

[MEMO43]

ok needing help or pointers
fighting the drivers side bal joints
nothing is budging
I have the steering knuckle soaking in PB
any pointers

 

[rampage]

ok needing help or pointers
fighting the drivers side bal joints
nothing is budging
I have the steering knuckle soaking in PB
any pointers

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Sure you’re pressing them from the correct side? Forget which way it goes, but look carefully. First time I did it I was going the wrong way.

 

[MEMO43]

I was able to get the knuckle out
the ball joints both press downward to remove
I've removed all snap rings an have everything loosend up

 

[MEMO43]

to remove the knuckle
do I need a pickle fork to break free the old ball joints?

 

[rampage]

Wait, are they frozen in the ‘C’? How are you trying to separate the knuckle from the C?

 

[MEMO43]

they are frozen up in there
just trying to figure out how to get the old ball joint out to remove everything
I'm working on the driver side side