[Cad Man]

You are right, there are two ways to go; new parts or used. With new parts it will last another duration but cost 10 times as much. With used parts it is cheaper but the life left is related to the amount of wear on the parts.

I inspected the parts before I took them and appeared to be tight. The way I look at it is like this: The job will be the same amount of work and time but just comes down to cost. Even if I had to do this again it would be no big deal, in fact I could do it about 10 times and equal the price of new parts.

Last thing to think about..... how long would someone keep their car once they had to replace something like this? Mine too broke 100k early this year but the joints were already loose at about ~90k.

I searched for replacement cross axis ball joints and none are produced for this application. It is actually less work to get them from the junk yard too.... you wont have to separate the spindle or splash shield. Just find a lower mileage model or smack the tire tread (when jacked off the ground) with a mallet to listen for any noises to determine condition of the joints, if they're worn out you'll hear it.