Front end bounce

[El Andrew]

Nah haven't done ball joints. Did the shocks on the BA back in the day along with all of the bushes except the ball joints.

Haven't done any front end work on the FG... yet

[4321]

ball joints on a fg are not replacable, but your problem sounds like the shock absorbers are not absorbing the 'shock '(energy from the bump). remember they are 10 years old now!

[joffa1]

Yeah think it’s the shocks for sure now. When I put my weight down on the bonnet over the wheels and rock on it the front end bounces multiple times. No good. Recommendation for replacements? Don’t necessarily want to go

top shelf but mid range options? Thanks again. 

[El Andrew]

Go KYB. Cost effective and tend to be better quality than Monroe or the cheap brands. I had those on my BA and was very happy.

[NA_TURBO]

  On 04/11/2020 at 4:07 PM, 4321 said:

ball joints on a fg are not replacable, but your problem sounds like the shock absorbers are not absorbing the 'shock '(energy from the bump). remember they are 10 years old now!

Not entirely true,

You just need to replace the lower control arm as they come with the ball joint.

[joffa1]

I believe he meant the ball joints themselves are not replaceable items, I.e. you need to replace the control arm with ball joints pre installed. 
 

so you are agreeing!