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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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Question 04 TL balljoints

Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you all had fun and kept it safe.
OK, my ? is. I have an 04 TL 3.2L with nav and I need to change da front upper ball joints. Now I called da dealer and was told I have to buy da upper control arm and it comes together with ball joint. They said dat up to 2003 TL you could buy it separate and from 04 & up control arm and ball joint come as one even though you can take them apart. Does anyone know if there is a way to only get da joint and not da whole thing. Also, I bought a front and rear adjustable camber kit for TL, Accord and other Acuras.
Rear rods fit with no problems but da ball joints are too big and I cant make them fit. I took side by side pictures of da ball joints and you can see da differences.
Sorry but can't yet post pictures, maybe in 1 more week.
Any suggestions will be very appreciated
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by gatoloco604
Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you all had fun and kept it safe.
OK, my ? is. I have an 04 TL 3.2L with nav and I need to change da front upper ball joints. Now I called da dealer and was told I have to buy da upper control arm and it comes togeder with ball joint. Dey said dat up to 2003 TL you could buy it separate and from 04 & up control arm and ball joint come as one even dough you can take dem apart. Does anyone know if dere is a way to only get da joint and not da whole ding. Also, I bought a front and rear adjustable camber kit for TL, Accord and other Acuras.
Rear rods fit with no problems but da ball joints are too big and I cant make dem fit. I took side by side pictures of da ball joints and you can see da differences.
Sorry but can't yet post pictures, maybe in 1 more week.
Any suggestions will be very appreciated
Fixed. No but seriously, that was annoying to read.

A simple google search rendered this...

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...universal:0%29

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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 04:20 AM
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Well thanx 4 dat and da fixNwstl.
Not sure Y da balljoints from da kit don't seem to fit if dey look just like da moog 1. Da 1s dat I want to replace are alot dif and smaller butfit in da arm just fine.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by gatoloco604
Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you all had fun and kept it safe.
OK, my ? is. I have an 04 TL 3.2L with nav and I need to change da front upper ball joints. Now I called da dealer and was told I have to buy da upper control arm and it comes together with ball joint. They said dat up to 2003 TL you could buy it separate and from 04 & up control arm and ball joint come as one even though you can take them apart. Does anyone know if there is a way to only get da joint and not da whole thing. Also, I bought a front and rear adjustable camber kit for TL, Accord and other Acuras.
Rear rods fit with no problems but da ball joints are too big and I cant make them fit. I took side by side pictures of da ball joints and you can see da differences.
Sorry but can't yet post pictures, maybe in 1 more week.
Any suggestions will be very appreciated
are you talking about 5/6 in the diagram http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 01:41 AM
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Ya dat's what I'm talking about. I just dont see Y change da whole thing if da arm is fine. I was just trying to find out if I can just get da balljoint by it self, if not I'll just go to da Honda dealer. I called da dealer and da price they gave me was $109+tax per side which I guess is not dat bad.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by gatoloco604
Ya dat's what I'm talking about. I just dont see Y change da whole thing if da arm is fine. I was just trying to find out if I can just get da balljoint by it self, if not I'll just go to da Honda dealer. I called da dealer and da price they gave me was $109+tax per side which I guess is not dat bad.
i dont think you can get the joint it self you have to get the hole table. if you live in Us why dont you oder from that website it the same thing as you buy from your dealer.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 04:17 AM
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Sorry 4 da late response Lankan, been away.
I live in British Columbia, Canada. About an hr outside of Vancouver.
Da only good thing of going with da dealer is a perfect fit. My only concern is come spring and summer I'm readjusting my struts and lowering my ride again, I jacked it up for winter. Hope da stock joints can adjust enought for da wheels to be align properly.
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