New ball joints question

01GTSTANGER

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So I have a quick question please somebody help!! I installed two new ball joints gressed up and bolted in already but heres the thing my driver side I can move the spindle with some force but my passenger side jesus I have to really pull on that sucker just to get it to turn.. Is this normal? Or did I do something wrong when installing? Thanks in advance guys please tell me this is normal

 

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Unless there is something obviously binding or wrong, some new joints occasionally do show up tighter than others. Maybe put it together and drive it, see that it turns and responds normally.

 

Jason 302

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Make sure you have the ball joint fully seated. Did you clean up the A-arm real nice before installing the new ones? I installed new ball joints on my F150 last year and they were stiff and had memory steer. Turns out I needed to remove some rust to get the new ball joints seated properly.

 

1989DropTop

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I had a pair last month that were bad from the parts store. Just FYI if they are that tight something is definatly wrong.

 

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nibik91

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like jason said. make sure its fully seated. you should not have to struggle to turn the wheels.