I just did my front ball joints (I decided to throw them in) when I did my front (Motorsportwarehouse.com) Drop Springs and Koni Inserts. THEY DO NOT DISTURB THE ALIGNMENT! I REPEAT! Yada Yada Yada! I had heard that they did, but the position of the BJ on either end (3 bolts or 1 retainer bolt) is NOT ADJUSTABLE! So don't worry. [On top of that, I replaced springs, shocks (inserts) AND BJ's, yet my front camber needed no adjustment when checked!]
You need to support (block of wood/hydraulic jack) the upright at a certain up/down position for untightening and removal/insertion of the three bolts. [The outer two bolt nuts (on top) will hit the upright (can't remove) while the strut is fully extended >> needs to be jacked up to undo those outer two bolts. When assembling, place all three bolts in position while strut is extended. Then tighten only inner (toward center of car) bolt/nut. Jack up strut until you can get outer two nuts onto their respective bolts (on top). This probably sounds confusing, but when you get at it, you'll see what I mean right away.] I estimate the time for the BJ swap to be 1 to 1 1/2 hours for both.
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Jim
1995 Laguna Blue SVX AWD L - 240K (daily driver) -
"ReBuILT" used engine at 236K miles (6/13)
2013 Veloster Red - Driver Now??Dropsprings [1/2" rear, 1" front] with Koni Strut Inserts> Magnaflow Exhaust System>
ECUTune Stage 1av1 Upgrade (from 1v4)>
ECUTune TCU MOD> Aluminum Crankshaft Pulley> Stainless Brake Lines> Phenolic Spacers>
Perforated Brake Rotors (dint like, OEM now)> SmallCar Shift Kit (resting since TCU MOD)> 7-Position Ground System>
High-Pressure Fuel Pressure Regulator (resting)> ATF Cooler & Campaign Filter> Yellow Polish Polyurethane Bushings> Pioneer Double-DIN Stereo with JL AUDIO Speakers>
Driveshaft Rebuilt with C-Clip U-Joints>
15 Min MOD>
20 Min MOD .. . (2011)
Valentine One Radar Detector with Remote Display - ucan'tseeme! 