ball joints help

You have received some excellent advice. That is why I love this forum. Let me give you some more. In my opinion, if you are going to go to the trouble of replacing all 4 ball joints, it would REALLY make sense to replace everything else at the same time. If you can't, that is understandable, but if you can, do it all at once. Clean and paint everything while you are at it. Plus, if you eventually replace CA bushings, tie rod ends, etc, you'll have to pay for another alignment. Just food for thought.