I'm having a terrible time busting loose the ball joints on my Honda. I know Honda makes a ball joint puller, but is there a relative easy way to do it without buying this (likely) costly tool? I figured the tuning fork type would tear it up, right?

JC

 

You mean remove them from the spindles? You can have them pressed out.
Or you can put the nut on a few threads upside down (so the BJ stud is not showing) and hammer on the nut. You may have to buy new nuts.
Maybe try a C-clamp?

Good luck!