it is not to bad a job, and some parts stores like auto zone rent tools. i just did mine with dynatracs and it took about 5 hrs. that price u got is really quite high.

 

My dealer quoted my 1000 to do upper and lower ball joint..so stupid.

I am gonna do this by DIY.

 

No different then the dealers trying to get $200 plus for servicing our axles. It is all a money game. If you are going to be a DIY mechanic, invest is some tools , Napa has a great selection. Nothing beats DIY,, Learning , Re-warding, and you save money, can not get better than that. At least the parts for our jeeps are not as expensive as some other brands, like another member recently said, you pay more for the labor than the part itself at times.

JEEP = Just - Empty - Every - Pocket =

SLIM

 

Are you out of warranty? My dealer just replaced mine under warranty.

Just to give you an idea.....this is what I was quoted from my parts guy. These are OEM parts from a Chrysler dealer in Canadian $$$$

"Front ball joint kits (include 1 upper and 1 lower)
68004085AA List is 148.00 per side, your cost is 113.05 per side."


If you are going to spend the kind of money you were quoted.....I would just upgrade to the Dynatrac ones....but if you want to save your money then just go with the OEM ones.

 

The job isn't that bad. I saw a guy make a youtube tutorial and did the replacement in real time. I think it took 15 minutes for one side of the axle working at a moderate pace.