andrewdonald1

Gents: Parts are coming in for my suspension rebuild on the C5Z.

The upper Raybestos 500-1128 ball joints arrived, but did not include the nut.

What's your thoughts on this?
Should I re-use the existing nut on the existing ball joint?
I just sent a message to Raybestos to see what the deal is, but not sure if this is a big deal or not since most of the weight is on the lower ball joints.

The Moog lowers came with new castle nuts etc.

CHJ In Virginia

I would just re use the existing nuts unless they were damaged on removal. They are pretty stout and it should not be any problem.

67Ranger

If you are really worried about it, you can put some loctite on it, but I've had mine on and off quite a few times, and they were always fine.

c4cruiser

Are the upper nuts also castle nuts? If so, just make sure to use new cotter pins. Or if you really want new ones, try Tacoma Screw Products at 2001 Center Street in Tacoma, or Fastenal at 101 23rd ST SE in Puyallup. Just take the old nuts and they will match them up. Probably will need a grade 10.9 (metric) strength.

I would avoid places like Lowe's or Home Depot. While they may have nuts in the proper size and pitch, the chances are that they won't have the right grade for strength.