I drive a 99 xj. I can feel something in the front drivers side area when I go over bumps or a pot hole no matter what size it is. I was told it could be a ball joint. How do I check? And how hard are they to change and what tols would I need?

 

Get the jeep in the air.

Get a pry bar. (Longer the better.)

Put it between the U-joint on the axle shaft (where it goes into the hub) and the knuckle.

Apply pressure.

If the ball-joints are shot you will see movement within the actual balljoint.

 

Check sway bar links also.

 

K ill jack it up later and my sway bar is connected

 

Sway bar disconnected*** it isnt ball joint.... wat could it be?

 

Check your control arm bushings. Had one with the same issue and found the control arm bushings were toast.