One key thought to keep in mind when seating the new ball joints, don't lubricate them to make inserting them easier. If you use a penetrant to help make their removal easier, clean everything afterward so there's no lubricant left behind.
Old ball joints can be a real booger to remove so you'll need a good long breaker bar and likely even an extension like a jack handle to give you more leverage against them. Make sure too that you have a good quality ball joint kit, and make sure you have the Dana 44 adapters you'll need to make it fit the Dana 30/Dana 44's ball joint angles.
You need the 27165 Dana 44 adapter kit which is available for rent/borrow from some auto parts stores. Like at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FEJHYM/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Old ball joints can be a real booger to remove so you'll need a good long breaker bar and likely even an extension like a jack handle to give you more leverage against them. Make sure too that you have a good quality ball joint kit, and make sure you have the Dana 44 adapters you'll need to make it fit the Dana 30/Dana 44's ball joint angles.
You need the 27165 Dana 44 adapter kit which is available for rent/borrow from some auto parts stores. Like at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FEJHYM/?tag=wranglerorg-20
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