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lower ball joints
10/07/09 at 1:32pm

Street stock Nova, stock lowers.
Q: I broke a right side ball joint in my last race at Perris, snapped it clean at the bottom of the taper, I knew this side was broke because it took me out of the race, but once I got the car back to my shop and was hosing it off and preparing to install a new ball joint I noticed the drivers side one had pushed its way out ( press in lowers ) and is still attached to the spindle, dangling through the lower arm.

Now I'm not asking if I can reuse that ball joint, but should I tack weld the new one in so it doesn't get pushed out or does that mean this control arm is crap and I should just replace it ?

Thanks in advance for your response........

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OLD SCHOOL#6 LMR God Offline CHEVY RUMBLE !! Posts: 2452	Re: lower ball joints Reply #1 - 10/07/09 at 1:38pm All or any of the above would probably work --------
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K.WOOD LMR Senior Offline LETS GO RACIN Posts: 295 california	Re: lower ball joints Reply #2 - 10/07/09 at 1:53pm ya i just tack weld them in 3 little tacks all i do havent had one come out since lol
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sj_valley_dave LMR God Offline Love the smell of nitro in the air Posts: 1700	Re: lower ball joints Reply #3 - 10/07/09 at 2:14pm What we did was weld on the screw in collar to the lower A arm, and then you can use a screw in ball joint instead of a tack welded one...a heck of a lot easier to change at the track if need be. A big crescent wrench and your done...Got them from Southwest Speed
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Re: lower ball joints
Reply #4 - 10/07/09 at 6:12pm

sj_valley_dave wrote on 10/07/09 at 2:14pm:

What we did was weld on the screw in collar to the lower A arm, and then you can use a screw in ball joint instead of a tack welded one...a heck of a lot easier to change at the track if need be. A big crescent wrench and your done...Got them from Southwest Speed

Yep, and they now make an adapter sleeve that you press in then tack, and it is threaded on the ID so you can run the screw in's.

But I dont know if you can press them in the stock hole, I know they press in to the 2.190 (big Impala) size sleeves.

Victory Circle has them in stock

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Sparky56 LMR God Offline Z-Boyz Racing Posts: 982	Re: lower ball joints Reply #5 - 10/07/09 at 7:25pm Check to make sure the a arm isn't bent. See if the balljoint has any press fit left. You can get an over sized stock balljoint at Kragen's
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