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    Is there a DIY for the upper and lower ball joints on the trailing arm?

    Any tricks to pressing them out? Can you retain alignment? Thinking about tackling the job soon

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    When I did it, I just rented a universal ball joint remover from autozone. The set had all the right size attachments I need and it made the job super easy.

    Not a 100% necessary if you don’t mess with the eccentric bolts or rear trailing arm in the bushing side, but I would get another alignment after your done.
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      #3
      Make sure you don't press onto the middle of the joint when installing the new ones, but instead on the outer casing (blue lines not red ones).

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