Upper ball joint swings inboard and outboard?

1999 HONDA ACCORD
150 MILES • 2.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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Recently, I changed the upper and lower ball joints, the upper ball joint swings inboard and outboard, and it has a mat mark. So the question is, this is my first time working on suspension, are these two dots aligned?


*The first picture is the old one”original”
The other three pictures the new one
Dec 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Ball joints can go in any direction, so you are good to go. They swing 360 degrees, thanks for the images they help.
Dec 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Thank you for the response, but this particular upper ball joint swings in two directions only inboard and outboard, but the lower moves 360 degrees.
So, the mat mark alignment with the dot on the control arm was my concern.

Do you recommend changing the ball joints on both sides?

Much appreciated Ken L.
Dec 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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No problem, okay I have seen those kinds of ball joints, I would do both sides for sure because if one is worn out the other is close behind. It looks like it is lined up pretty good. I would run it.
Dec 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Thank you
Dec 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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You are welcome, can I ask if you signed into the site with facebook? I see the broken avatar so I want to tell the site owner.
Dec 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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I logged in with email, so yesterday I changed the profile avatar, but it shows a broken avatar.
Dec 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Okay, I will let the owners know, thank you.
Dec 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM