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17-07-2010, 03:16 PM
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Are there any preferences for ball joint makers , quality wise ????, as my lower ones are in need of replacement , are they prone to wearing out quick on AU's , i cover alot of kays , 10000kms every 3mths roughly , a few guy's i spoke to said yep au's chew lowers.
 
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IF YOU CANT FIX IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR SHIFTER , F%$K IT with a hammer - Light travels faster than sound.......this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak! AU SERIES 3 LIQUID SILVER BBS MOTORSPORT RIMS , EIBACHS , BILSTEINS , CERAMIC COATED 4499 PACIE'S , 2.5 S/S GENIE SYSTEM , MAGNAFLOWS , METALCAT 200cpsi , CAI MODS 123.4 GROUND TEARING RWKW'S , LOL |
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17-07-2010, 05:03 PM
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i have`nt found that to be the case, mine has all original ball joints at nearly 180000 kliks,tyres still wear perfectly, mind you i put grease in them when they need it and give it an alignement every couple of years and also don`t crash it over speed humps.
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17-07-2010, 07:45 PM
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mine are still good done 260.000 ebay has some ball joints they will work good as any others
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17-07-2010, 07:49 PM
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yeah im getting a clunking noise when going over bumps the front end has been re-bushed , new hubs , bf uprights as i put bf brakes on , bilstein's and eibach spring , i thought the stiffer susp may put more load on the ball joints. ??
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IF YOU CANT FIX IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR SHIFTER , F%$K IT with a hammer - Light travels faster than sound.......this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak! AU SERIES 3 LIQUID SILVER BBS MOTORSPORT RIMS , EIBACHS , BILSTEINS , CERAMIC COATED 4499 PACIE'S , 2.5 S/S GENIE SYSTEM , MAGNAFLOWS , METALCAT 200cpsi , CAI MODS 123.4 GROUND TEARING RWKW'S , LOL |
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17-07-2010, 08:47 PM
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be wary of some of the ebay ones the rubber quality just isnt the same in the boot i had to just recently replace ones that arent even 10.000 old as the boot had perished and mater got in
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17-07-2010, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: St John's Park NSW
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I don't sell many of the Genuine Ball joints for Falcons and they are the same from AU to BF. Genuine ones are a little pricey @ $56.00 each but they are good ones.
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18-07-2010, 08:56 AM
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These bushes are often overlooked. When the factory bushes wear a bit they start making a nasty clunking noise that sounds like your lower ball joints are about to fall out - the factory bushes have a void network in the load bearing faces ironically to address NVH issues... Back in the day at the dealership we used to see this problem start around the 80k mark in std suspension, 30k in Tickford enhanced suspension up here in NQ where the goat tracks___ um, I mean "roads" are a little on the irregular side... If you do need to replace them, use a urethane bush (Nolethane or similar) - this will not flog out so readily and actually gives a slight increase in roll stiffness as the bushes act as bearings and let the bar operate as designed, not to mention the reduction in bush deflection under load.... Cheers James |
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18-07-2010, 11:47 AM
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yeah i replaced them when i re-bushed the front end all nolathan front.
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IF YOU CANT FIX IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR SHIFTER , F%$K IT with a hammer - Light travels faster than sound.......this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak! AU SERIES 3 LIQUID SILVER BBS MOTORSPORT RIMS , EIBACHS , BILSTEINS , CERAMIC COATED 4499 PACIE'S , 2.5 S/S GENIE SYSTEM , MAGNAFLOWS , METALCAT 200cpsi , CAI MODS 123.4 GROUND TEARING RWKW'S , LOL |
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18-07-2010, 01:57 PM
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i think thats a fair comment, also the trend from high profile tyres to the lower profile type, the tyres don`t absorb as much shock load as they once did. |
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18-07-2010, 03:13 PM
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im running 235/45/17 , so its not to bad , but that and the firmer suspension may contribute.
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IF YOU CANT FIX IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR SHIFTER , F%$K IT with a hammer - Light travels faster than sound.......this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak! AU SERIES 3 LIQUID SILVER BBS MOTORSPORT RIMS , EIBACHS , BILSTEINS , CERAMIC COATED 4499 PACIE'S , 2.5 S/S GENIE SYSTEM , MAGNAFLOWS , METALCAT 200cpsi , CAI MODS 123.4 GROUND TEARING RWKW'S , LOL |
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