might be signing a death wish but oh well..


was putting my front end back together & was wondering has anyone ever snapped off the lower ball joint? that B*tch gets alot of load for 1 little bolt.
traction bars or nothing helps aid the load. u have the tie rod but it really aint doin a whole lot just keeping it straight.

 

i havent done it, but i saw reynolds on the loosing end of one at i vs d a few years back. i was thinking about replacement, but just remembered, my 93 spindles are gone for 01 itr's are gone for 00 gsr, so they are a little old but not as old as i thought he hee.

 

was that the vid when he was in the left lane about just past the 60 a bit? i thought something was said about the nut wasn't on right or loos or something...

 

for what its worth, we put new ball joints in our spindles

 

probably was the vid. either way it came apart.

 

i just bought new myself foro everyting. but i bought auto parts store crap.. & we all know how good that stuff is, lol
ive changed them before never a issue just wondering has anyone ever had an issue

 

I was at the WCF's when the Integra broke a ball joint, atleast that is what was told to me. It was not a good site.

Personally, from my own experience I have had the left lower ball joint nearly pop loose one night on the street from wheel hop. Either I forgot to install the cotter pin or it actually managed to work its way out and the castlated nut came loose. Luckily the bolt stayed in and I got it home. It was noisey and would pop and the steering was not exactly right. I just went to the auto parts store and got some Moog replacement ball joints.