Ok so next do will be ball joints. I myself will not be doing it as might be way to much for me to tackle here.
so which ones recommended?
and new axle seals
is it worth replacing the front hubs while there as the need to come off anyway??
150k miles on it

thanks

 

I had a shop do mine just the ball joint I bought it from rock auto. I think it was a moog. Dirt cheap.

 

I went OEM for the ball joints as I mentioned, since the original ones went for 170k. Found the details:

Parts (OEM upper and lower ball joints both sides) were about $200 total and labor was about 7.5 hours.

 

Is it worth the price for lemforder?

 

I went with Lemforder ball joints, Engineered in German made in Poland. They looked very high quality, I felt good about paying $25 each. My front RH was really done, floppy like wizard's sleeve.
The job is hard and takes a bit of YouTube research to setup the cups correctly. You will need the HD kit from Orion tools to complete the job, I had 1.5 days in it and had previously removed my castle nut. If you have never removed them it may be your stopping point. I think torque spec is 350 ft lbs on the castle nut.



https://lucky8llc.com/collections/di...t-x4-lemforder

 

And any thoughts about doing the hubs?

 

I am OCD so I would replace the hubs if I didn’t have the service history of the vehicle especially if I found any hint of play in them. My opinion is get timken or other name brand vs the cheap knockoffs you find for $100. Check the CV boots carefully as well. If you are that far in then axle seals as well and you won’t have to touch it again for a long time.

 

There are the o es from lucky 8 also.

https://lucky8llc.com/collections/di...ly-with-sensor

and I have a place that charges 63.00$ per hour and rough quote is 6 hours labor.

 

I went for the cheapest ones Rock Auto had, they were fine. Used em on two D2s.

I'd say no on the hub. No need to if they're still fine. Axle seals aren't a bad idea, but I didn't do mine.