Ball joint broke on the highway....help....

Just as long as you didn’t buy Mevotech lower control arms as a replacement for OEM. I could go off on a two page rant on how bad they suck.

 

I didn't buy anything front end wise on this truck but an inner tie-rod a few years ago and an upper ball joint. Probably MOOG, but I don't remember honestly. I guess I don't know if the control arms are OEM or not. Previous owners could have replaced them I guess.

 

New parts in hand.

Tertiary backup vehicle, a 96 subaru, died on me on the way to get them, I suspect fuel pump. Was able to get it restarted and limp out the rest of the trip.

 

You're having a bad week aren't you
Best of luck to 'ya pal.

 

Oh yeah, don't forget, I was on the way to town to get parts for my wife's primary car, 2005 subaru, with a wrecked engine....when my truck lost a leg.

 

You know what the best part about vehicles breaking on you?

Chances are you won't be dealing with failures again.

 

Truck......home......Didn't even drive wonky. Might be my imagination, but the alignment seemed better than it was before.

Thanks everybody. I mean it. Even I might have been able to get through this without techical support, I needed the emotional support.

I have to redo the brake line, and do the BJ's on the other side. And shop for tires. But at least it's home, where it can sit in peace while I work things out.

My wife mentioned this to me today, and I think its true, I think I'm in the 'valley of despair' on the dunning kruger diagram. I know enough, to think I don't know anything.

 

You know what the best part of being in the 'valley of despair' is?

The only way from there ... is up.

Holler if you need anything, you've got a lot of bretheren here, if you feel the inclination. And congrats on getting your truck home, I've met/known many a dude in my lifetime who would've simply said, "FUCK THIS SHIT!" and posted it on Craigslist "as-is". I've seen plenty of 1st gens with snapped LBJ posted on there and FB Marketplace and OfferUp since buying my 1GT. I'm often tempted to buy them, but I'd like to retire before I hit 55, and I'm running out of years