Upper Ball joints are effed. Excuse to buy Adjustables now present. But which ones?
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Upper Ball joints are effed. Excuse to buy Adjustables now present. But which ones?
I finally decided to swap out the stock Brakes for DA components and upon doing so i find that not only is my Upper A-arm Ball joint has gone bad but the inner tie rod on the passenger side is gone as well. At this point i have an excuse to purchase Upper adjustable ones but Skunk2's are a bit pricey and im not sure i trust the Ebay ones. I'd like some feedback as i did a search and found info dated back further than i'd like.
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here is what I have found so far
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKUNK...#ht_2495wt_930
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CIVIC...ht_2643wt_1029
I also see that Revo us to make some but cannot find any info on where they are sold or if they are produced still.
Thanks guys!
here is what I have found so far
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKUNK...#ht_2495wt_930
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CIVIC...ht_2643wt_1029
I also see that Revo us to make some but cannot find any info on where they are sold or if they are produced still.
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Re: Upper Ball joints are effed. Excuse to buy Adjustables now present. But which one
I have my stock UCA if your interested I swapped mine for the skunk2
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I appreciate that but since the Sedan is lowered i'd like to get some that are Adjustable. But then again, i guess a simple fix will do as well. Sucks you are up north though as if you were closer i'd come get em right now.
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adjustables are a waste of $$ un less u wana adjust to the negative side. when lowered, the toe is only effected
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Re: Upper Ball joints are effed. Excuse to buy Adjustables now present. But which one
How is the Camber not affected? I can see the toe being an issue but still, I would imagine that the Camber would need some attention. At this point i think a simple replacement will have to do. The A arms are from a 90-91 civic which i believe make the Ball joint serviceable. If that's true then ill either change it or hit up the junk and grab another.
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Re: Upper Ball joints are effed. Excuse to buy Adjustables now present. But which one
not sure why you want adjustables but i would spend the money on quality replacement upper control arms with ball joints and tie rods from moog...skunk2 isn't even in the same league compared to moog and costs about $60 for the uca's and about $35 for the tie rods...!!!
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Re: Upper Ball joints are effed. Excuse to buy Adjustables now present. But which one
How is the Camber not affected? I can see the toe being an issue but still, I would imagine that the Camber would need some attention. At this point i think a simple replacement will have to do. The A arms are from a 90-91 civic which i believe make the Ball joint serviceable. If that's true then ill either change it or hit up the junk and grab another.
huge discussion of camber on lowered vehicles in the suspension forum here https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-54/no-you-do-not-need-camber-kits-2614449/
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Yeah, the more i think about it i think ill stick to the Stock uppers. There is up and down play on the driver side ball joint at the top and that worries me. I would hate for the ball joint to separate while i'm driving. Any chance that this is possible?
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imo the camber angle is close enough to spec on my car atleast and i have toe problems more than camber issuses
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http://www.robearracing.com/pd-revo-...ccrx-88-91.cfm
I used godspeed camber kit to fix a toe issue i had, been riding it for the pass 4months no probs not bad for 30$ ebay kit :I.
But only since i plan on getting in to autox later on check these out...
http://www.buyhardrace.com/product/h...vic-ef_86.html
I used godspeed camber kit to fix a toe issue i had, been riding it for the pass 4months no probs not bad for 30$ ebay kit :I.
But only since i plan on getting in to autox later on check these out...
http://www.buyhardrace.com/product/h...vic-ef_86.html
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