Replacing the ball joints is not really that hard if you have/rent a ball joint kit. It will save you about $200. There is a write up on it on the site somewhere, check it out and see if it's something you can tackle yourself.
My lower balljoint on the pass. side was really bad, I would say unsafe bad, but I didn't know it untill I jacked up the truck to rotate the tires one day. I did have a pull but only when braking hard and blamed it on the siezed calliper pin on the drivers side. Every truck is different though, and if their is any doubt I would change it out and have it realigned.
My lower balljoint on the pass. side was really bad, I would say unsafe bad, but I didn't know it untill I jacked up the truck to rotate the tires one day. I did have a pull but only when braking hard and blamed it on the siezed calliper pin on the drivers side. Every truck is different though, and if their is any doubt I would change it out and have it realigned.