Front

Removal
1. Remove the wheel and tire.
2. Lower the vehicle on the hoist.





3. Position a floor jack under the ball joint and raise the control arm until the vehicle starts to rise off the hoist.





4. NOTE: The ride height is measured from the center of the half-shaft to the edge of the fender.

Record the ride height.
5. Remove the floor jack.
6. Raise the vehicle on the hoist.





7. Separate the lower ball joint from the wheel knuckle.
1 Remove the pinch bolt.
2 Separate the lower ball joint from the wheel knuckle.





8. Support the subframe.





9. Remove the lower arm.
1 Remove the lower arm bolts.
2 Remove the lower arm.

Installation





1. Install the lower arm bolts loosely.





2. Install the pinch bolt into the wheel knuckle.





3. Remove the subframe support.





4. Position the screw jack under the ball joint and raise the ball joint until the previously recorded ride height is achieved.





5. Tighten the lower arm bolts.
6. Remove the screw jack.
7. Install the wheel and tire.