Where to buy Ball Joints

[1987HondaAccord]

I recently bought two ball joints from PEP BOYS, but to my surprise, there was no hole for the cotter pin:wtf: So I returned them and started looking around online. Does anyone know where I can get a good pair of balljoints online for not much green?:rolleyes: I looked at NOPI.com but the picture of the balljoint they sell has a stud in the top and in the bottom. Is this the right type of balljoint or am i not supposed to look at the pictures?

Thanks in advance for all of you truly sound advice;)

[jigga225]

man it dont matter.
autozone taxed me $33 each

[Chris86Lxi]

I just went to AutoZone like 3 days ago and the ball joint price was 69.99. Does that Include the Control Arm also??? I would think that it does b/c i heard that you can't buy just a new ball joint. Correct me if i'm wrong.

Chris

[anchovies]

Yes you can't just get the front upper ball joint. The joint and arm is one unit.
However, I've seen the Haynes manual (I think) and they do have the replacable ball joints for the arms. But I haven't seen those here.

[Grant2k]

Originally posted by 1987HondaAccord
I looked at NOPI.com but the picture of the balljoint they sell has a stud in the top and in the bottom.
don't go buy the pictures on sites like that. they use generic pictures so it's most likely that the one you're seeing isn't even for your car.

[jigga225]

oooooooh I'm trippin/ That was for a balljoint for my prelude arms ($33)

Yah I bet the 3g accord balljoint are more cuz they have the whole arm attached.

[dXsquared]

can u buy a whole new Prelude upper arm?

i wanna get some and then mod the old ones and see how much i can get them to adjust b4 somthin happens!

Travis

[anchovies]

Originally posted by DXHATCHBACK
can u buy a whole new Prelude upper arm?
Travis

Why not? If parts store don't have it, Honda must have it.

[ACCORD EX]

a related question > do our balljoints need to be pressed out and then the new one's in again ?

MIKE

[anchovies]

Originally posted by anchovies
Yes you can't just get the front upper ball joint. The joint and arm is one unit.
However, I've seen the Haynes manual (I think) and they do have the replacable ball joints for the arms. But I haven't seen those here.

This is your answer. However, you're not in the states, so you might have the different upper arm that the ball joint can be pressed out and replaced. *Or you might not, you might have the same arm as we do*
This is just for the upper front ball joints. For all other ball joints, it can be replaced.

[1987HondaAccord]

can i just pry out the lower ball joint and tighten the new one in? I dont have a second car, so getting it to a shop where they would do that would be hard (i would have to ask a friend).

[DataVirtue]

I'm a mechanic and I won't bug with getting balljoints without the arm also (if possible). Otherwise you have to take your old arm and new ball-joint to a machine shop to have it replaced. Why bother, $70 bucks you can throw it on yourself and it lasts another 200k. I suggest buying th most expensive one from a reputable parts store, not the Zone man.

Sean

[Y3G]

i sell them at my work i think they are about $40-50