Everyone on here saying pressing out and in new front upper ball joints is a safety risk likely has never done it themselves. It freakin taps out with a hammer and taps back in with a hammer. It's not just thin sheet metal, it's very substantial with a reenforcing ring around it. It doesn't require much force and if the arm is off the car I can have it replaced in 5 minutes EASILY.
STOP TELLING PEOPLE THEY HAVE TO GET BRAND NEW ARMS TO SAFELY CHANGE THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT. YOU are spreading MISINFORMATION and causing them to pay for parts they don't need.
Honda sells all sorts of components as a "package deal only". Deducting that a method is unsafe simply because Honda doesn't offer the specific part is ridiculous and illogical. Honda could care less about safety, they meet regulations to avoid fines, it is a proven fact by Ford that it's alot cheaper to pay off families of dead people than issue or research a major recall. Point is, Honda is in the business of making money, evidently they can't make a profit replacing just the ball joint so the only offer it as a package.
Get an SPC front upper adjustable ball joint kit from Summit racing, replace it yourself and don't worry about it anymore. My roads around here are terrible with the right front constantly getting banged around from bumps on the side of the road. 3 years and zero play or movement in my SPC kit.
BTW: the stiffest springs in the world won't induce any significant excess pressure on the upper ball joint, grippier tires and agressive turning will but not stiff springs. Other components ARE impacted significantly by stiff springs (upper%lower strut mount, LCA bushing, lower ball joint).
STOP TELLING PEOPLE THEY HAVE TO GET BRAND NEW ARMS TO SAFELY CHANGE THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT. YOU are spreading MISINFORMATION and causing them to pay for parts they don't need.
Honda sells all sorts of components as a "package deal only". Deducting that a method is unsafe simply because Honda doesn't offer the specific part is ridiculous and illogical. Honda could care less about safety, they meet regulations to avoid fines, it is a proven fact by Ford that it's alot cheaper to pay off families of dead people than issue or research a major recall. Point is, Honda is in the business of making money, evidently they can't make a profit replacing just the ball joint so the only offer it as a package.
Get an SPC front upper adjustable ball joint kit from Summit racing, replace it yourself and don't worry about it anymore. My roads around here are terrible with the right front constantly getting banged around from bumps on the side of the road. 3 years and zero play or movement in my SPC kit.
BTW: the stiffest springs in the world won't induce any significant excess pressure on the upper ball joint, grippier tires and agressive turning will but not stiff springs. Other components ARE impacted significantly by stiff springs (upper%lower strut mount, LCA bushing, lower ball joint).
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