Replacing ball joints on '67 shortie

[jwmdnm]

I've never replaced ball joints on anything before and am a little anxious about it since I've heard things can go very wrong without very special equipment and/or lots of experience.

Anybody have strongly held opinions and/or experiences they would share on whether or not replacing the ball joints is a suitable challenge for the home shop vs. taking the truck to a shop that is well equipped to do such things?

Thanks in advance

Jim