Just got off the phone with http://www.Hondaautomotiveparts.com and got quoted on balljoints for the prelude (4th Gen 4WS) fronts are like 200+ each side lower. Autozone has them for bout 65, Anyone running autozone balljoints? It's gonna cost like 1g to do all the balljoints on this car. *Sigh* TIA

 

That honda price is probably for the entire knuckle assembly ? Just a hunch, but it's the same thing for the uppers - honda sells balljoints with the control arm.

 

Honda does not sell lower ball-joints for the prelude seperately. You have to buy the whole knuckle (I know as I just had one replaced).

200 is about right for the whole knuckle.

Now the question is.... Can they be pressed out? or do you have to replace the whole knuckle? I bet no, as honda lets you buy the bj for an integra, etc.... but not the prelude. I bet there is a reason.

fyi- remember, if your gonna replace the knuckle you should replace the wheel bearing too, as if you try to re-use the old one it will fall apart shortly.

 

Great info ppl, thanks. I'm just confused cuz autozone has the lower balljoints listed seperatly.

http://autozone.com/servlet/Ui...dPage

It's just costing so much for this and the car is undrivable. Needs new balljoints, bushings and suspension.

 

Looks like they can be pressed out - do a search in prelude archives for lower ball joint.
User petrv also mentioned some acura legend balljoints are interchangeable - you can buy them, yet still would need to press them out. Do the search, I saw some ghetto ways to get the joints out and in - and you could also take the balljoints to honda along with the knuckle and/or control arm and have them do the removal and install.

 

Autozone loans out the press and all you need is a big socket to fit over the old balljoint and start hammering away. oh, take out the c-clip first.