Steering feels like it wanders at higher speeds

[Chris]

Damn... totally missed that ball joint in the photo. That thing is toast!

 

[darkmavis]

Holy cow! Now that I see that and compared the two sides I see what y’all are talking about! Dang,

 

[Brianj5600]

I would not drive it anywhere but the shop.

 

[darkmavis]

Thanks again for everyone’s input and good eyes! I installed the spicer ball joints that were recommended. I’ve only driven a hundred or so miles on the new joints and have notice a drastic difference; I want to get the other side done soon. The hardest part was getting the necessary press pieces. If you go the route of O’Reillys make sure you get the 4x4 ball joint set along with the ball joint press. The press from there was a little small so I had to get creative to make it work. I did see that shot ball joints were the spined Moog ball joints. I missed looking at the thread before installing them where it was mentioned about the knuckle possibly being wallowed out. The top one was easy to press in, I’ve been monitoring it and so far so good, it still seems solid and secure on the knuckle. Thanks again for everyone helping me out!

 

[EzPeezy]

If you replaced splined with smooth they are NOT going to stay in very long.