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Jrmobb55
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:56 pm    Post subject: ball joint conversion Reply with quote
How Hard is it to convert to link pin from ball joint?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am about to do this very thing...
You have to get a Link pin front end obviously, with the frame head...
then you basically cut the frame head off the car and weld the Link pin frame head on...

Make sure everything is lined up perfectly because if it's off by an inch at the weld, it'll be off by a mile at the wheels...

Good Luck! Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
what exactly is the difference in how a link pin and balljoint front end mount? I haven't ever seen a link pin front end up close but I have a balljoint. Are the 2 beams farther apart or closer together?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ball joint beams are farther apart.
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Daily Driver Bajabug Guy
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 9:00 pm    Post subject: ball joint conversion Reply with quote
I just wrote a little article on how I went about the conversion
You can read it here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52321
...just scroll down to my post
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
what's the difference between how ball joint and link pin trailing arms bolt to the leafs? When using through rods can you mount link pin trailing arms in a ball joint beam?
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