Re: replacing ball joints
I am with these guys 100% do not just replace it with a factory piece. The reality is your probably spending roughly $90 for the complete tie rod from a parts store anyway. Somewhere close to $60per ball joint if you go to the parts store yourself....
Here is the thing though... If all these parts are starting to fail on one side of the truck within weeks to months the stuff on the other side is going to start to fail too.
If you bring him the HD rods ur somewhere around $250-$300 for the pair, OE replacements are somewhere around $180/pair....
Do yourself a favor and replace ball joints and tie rods on both sides
And to answer your original question $475 is a pretty fair price for the work that was quoted.
I did my ball joints myself.....they are a PITA and it's hard work. Its dumb work....but hard work
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