Recommend a decent ball joint press

[Firstram]

I've got a 2012 dodge 2500 4wd that ready for ball joints. I bought EMF joints 18 months ago and I think they're seasoned enough to install. I need a press thats good enough without buying crap or spending a fortune on something I'll never take advantage of. Zero rust to deal with and I replaced wheel bearings not long ago so things shouldn't be seized.

What's not Chinese crap?

 

[72Pstroke]

I bought a used OTC C-frame press a long time ago.
It has done everything I have needed.

 

[Byro]

I bought a used OTC C-frame press a long time ago.
It has done everything I have needed.

This.

I don’t think you’ll need any fancy adapters on that one. The area around the joints on the C are nice and flat if my memory serves me correctly.

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Snap-On BJP1

I bought one used for half price off the truck $400 CDN. It's awesome.

 

[ThePanzerFuhrer]

Snap-On BJP1

I bought one used for half price off the truck $400 CDN. It's awesome.

This is what I have and second this!

I guess it all depends on if the op is gonna do more ball joints in the future or not.

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

My truck did not what to part with those suckers
by the time it was done, it was beyond personal to me

I ended up getting it done with the HF unit, but by the time it was done it was so modified that I wouldn't even call it anything the same that originally came out of the box

you will need a press for sure

 

[Firstram]

I guess OTC it is. The frame and necessary cups are reasonable, the kit has gotten expensive though. Seems like yesterday it was $300, now it's $550!

The C's are very flat!

Snap-On isn't in the budget and I plan on not needing it very often!

I wouldn't consider HF, being stranded at home with a truck halfway in the garage would suck!

Thanks all

 

[PAToyota]

Some similar and different suggestions when this was discussed a couple months ago: Balljoint puller

 

[Steve300xcw]

Snap-On isn't in the budget and I plan on not needing it very often!

i have done well, finding those kinda snapOn tools used on ebay for actually a decent price. I'm into my balljoint press for about $80

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

I guess OTC it is. The frame and necessary cups are reasonable, the kit has gotten expensive though. Seems like yesterday it was $300, now it's $550!

The C's are very flat!

Snap-On isn't in the budget and I plan on not needing it very often!

I wouldn't consider HF, being stranded at home with a truck halfway in the garage would suck!

Thanks all

you only have one vehicle?

 

[Firstram]

you only have one vehicle?

That's poorly worded, my wife has a car with a tan leather interior that I avoid even standing near! The garage isn't deep enough to pull my truck all of the way in and breakage would be a major hassle that I really don't want to deal with!

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

That's poorly worded, my wife has a car with a tan leather interior that I avoid even standing near! The garage isn't deep enough to pull my truck all of the way in and breakage would be a major hassle that I really don't want to deal with!

wife wears the pants in the family, I'm tracking

 

[Firstram]

wife wears the pants in the family, I'm tracking

Not necessarily, we both stand our ground I bought her a loaded 17 LaCrosse, she's only put 33k on it in 6 years so it's still like new. I used it to drive her to have back surgery during covid and the pocket clip of my knife scratched the shit out of the B pillar trim. Then she needed knee surgery and PT, I spilled coffee in it! I don't drive it