VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

Alright, I went to do an alignment a month or so ago and the guys told me I needed front balljoints and camber kits.

I was looking into the front balljoints and my question is: is there any benefits of buying the whole control arm as opposed to just the balljoint? There is an ingalls Control Arm which comes with the balljoints for $226 +shipping, HERE

So any benefits of buying the control arm? should I just get the balljoint and save $100?

I am going with the Ingalls rear camber kit as well, here are my alignment readings:



Im not sure which camber kit i need, but I pretty sure its this one with the -1.5 to 3 deg adjust HERE

Let me know if im going in the right direction guys.

hANDYcaptd

iTrader: (5)

If you're doing it yourself, the entire control arm make installation a little easier. You won't have to press the ball joint in/out.

If you're having a shop do it, get the ball joint only and use the money towards labor. They have the tools to do it.

VietGuy03

iTrader: (4)

I got a Rhino Control Arm kit for the front for 100.00 shipped on Ebay, and I got the rear Ingalls look a light for 75.00 shipped. They worked just has good as the other ones out there.

TLer trash

Here's my 2cents worth: You really don't need a kit in the front with 1 deg or less. If you want a kit to get it perfect [like I did the first time] I'd go with a control arm assy. The ingalls adjustable ball joint raises the end of the control arm about 1". Mine hit in the inner fender regularly. Then it wore out in 30,000 miles. I'm running moog standard replacements now. As I recall there was no listing for our cars, but a 2000 accord application[ I think ] works. At the time I did mine, the ingalls ball joint had a 1 year warranty. The part is made by spc who warrants theirs for lifetime. I used an eibach kit in the rear and have had no trouble yet. The kit with only one arm per side was all I needed for camber and toe. I believe the eibach kit was made by someone else also, but I'm not sure.

JDM Inspired

So your front control arm assembly you purchased wore out in 30,000 miles??

TLer trash

No, it was the adjustable ball joint type.

VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

I just bought the SPC front balljoints 3 deg kit and OEM lower balljoints. Im holding back on the rear camber kit b/c Im getting toe wear up front, my rear seems to be fine still.

fsttyms1

The benefit to the whole arm is that you get new bushings in the control arm.