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Offline 85AmCfreak

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Upper ball joint
« on: January 07, 2013, 03:00:16 PM »
Could some one please take a picture of their upper ball joint setup and post it. I can't find one picture on the Internet that shows how the moog replacement ball joint is supposed to fit. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 07:13:28 AM »
Nobody?
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 11:06:58 AM »
No picture, but it's up from underneath. Put a wooden block under the upper A-Arm against the frame before you jack the car up to keep the arm from fully extending so you have some free play in the lower arm.
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 03:22:21 PM »
You just so happend to catch me with my wheel off! Hope this helps you out
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2013, 02:14:13 PM »
Hey guys thank you so much I was just about to delete the thread for non response. I had the ball joints done years ago at the shop that cut the originals out.(the originals had rivets) so while they had them disassembled I figured I would give them the new moog replacements. They installed them on top of the upper control arm. I just assumed this was the proper procedure for the aftermarket ball joints. Guess I shouldn't have assumed. Thank you again and thanks for the pictures eggs to both of you.
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2013, 09:30:47 PM »
Wow!!   Driving around with 1/2 of the car's weight riding on 8 stretchy Chinese bolts.   Now that's scary!!
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2013, 07:04:56 AM »
Quote from: AMC of Houston on January 09, 2013, 09:30:47 PM
Wow!!   Driving around with 1/2 of the car's weight riding on 8 stretchy Chinese bolts.   Now that's scary!!

My thoughts exactly.  Glad it never failed.  Wonder what this will do to an alignment.
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Re: Upper ball joint
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2013, 06:27:19 PM »
It'll mess with it for sure. I wanted to put 2wd upper arms in mine to get the extra front lift
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