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Wildthings
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 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: T-4 Ball Joint Source |
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Just got a pair of these in the mail from Autozone, $59 each.
I have no idea if they are NOS or of recent manufacture. Maybe not as good as the heavy cast OEM style, but better than nothing. |
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ubercrap
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Hey, no kidding! Here I was being all skeptical...
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sharkskinman
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raygreenwood
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| Those should work ok...but you will need a strengthening ring around the botom. The flange is weak. Easy to make though. Ray |
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sharkskinman
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so if i get this right
here is what you were talking about ray
a plate that sits over the ball joint
cut the nuts off
add the plate and use loose nuts and bolts...
good, good...
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raygreenwood
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Right on!  Ray |
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Make the ring nice and thick and then camfer it so it fits in joint well. If you made the ring thick enough you could just drill and tap it verses using a nut. |
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raygreenwood
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| Zactly! Ray |
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kembiff
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| Could you double check the link please? The photo I get does not look like the one in your post! |
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Wildthings
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Hamsterben
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| According to the interwebs i can still get a set of these. Do they work well or are they crap? |
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:17 am Post subject: |
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Wow, they have sure gone up in price.
The problem with this style is that the mounting flanges will bend with time, but since they are the only new ones available they are what you will have to use if you can't find NOS ones. |
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hulken
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| May have som NOS coming my way If someone's interested? |
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reluctantartist
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I think we all are. Keep us posted.
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hulken
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| Probably gonna end up costing $100-125 a piece. Some minor surface rust, but nothing severe... |
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