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if the ram is similar to the dakotas then a spring compressor is not needed. A floor jack is the way I have done it many of times. Just be careful the spring is under a lot of compression force. Also removing the old ball joints is a pain in the butt, If you can find a shop to do it for a couple hundred then have them do it. You might also want to check your bushings, when my ball joints needed to be replaced so did my bushings.

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As far as the components go, I'll be taking the upper and lower control arms once off to a shop to have the joints/bushings pressed out/in.. Not looking to tackle that without air tools(maybe next Christmas )

Are you referring to pain as the removal of the joints out of the control arm themselves? If so, I'll be doing what I mentioned in the previous paragraph.

Thanks...