- Raise the front end and support it on jackstands under the frame.
- Remove the wheels.
- Remove the lower shock absorber bolts and push the shock up, out of the
way.
- Disconnect the front stabilizer bar from the control arms.
- Place a floor jack under the lower arm and raise the arm to compress the
spring. Install a safety chain or spring compressor.
- Unbolt the ball joint from the lower arm.
- Pull the spindle and ball joint away from the arm.
- Carefully lower the jack. The spring is under pressure, so be very careful
that it is secured with the chain or spring compressor.
- Remove the three lower control arm retaining bolts and lift the arm from
the frame.
- When installing the arm, safety chain the spring to the arm prior to installing
the arm, or use a spring compressor. When the arm is in position, loosely
install the ball joint bolts and remove the chain or compressor, then, tighten
the ball joint nut to 70 ft. lbs.; the three ball joint retaining nuts to
70 ft. lbs. Install all other parts in reverse order of removal.
- Have the front end alignment checked.