The Jalopy Journal
Thanks Dave, this is exactly what I am doing. I busted out the sand paper and found casting number 371875L on my spindle which I traced to a 2nd...
you're my boy blue! yes the difference in diameter between my old ball joint and new ball joint is approximately 0.02". Seems very small but...
Yeah I had a feeling that was way off. I'm going to clean up the control arms and see what I find.
Yep, Ive been trying to get the moog 6145T's to go in the past few days. I am using a ball joint press however I am having the opposite problem....
Not sure, i am going to check part numbers. And I will have pics up tomorrow, hopefully make this search better
Thanks again squirrel. Okay. I give in. I will get those pics up tomorrow...
Okay I did further research. My clip is front steer, meaning it came from an A body or later G body. I looked up a lower ball joint for a 1980...
No sh*t. So much pain for such a simple repair. As far as the inches conversion it comes out to 2.08"
The 1980 camaro ball joint does not fit. My optimism remains undeterred. I will post pics tomorrow. I have measured my old ball joint several...
This forum is amazing. And Ive been through a bunch of forums. Big thanks to Dave Lewis, heading out to the parts store now to try a metric ball...
just want to bump this back up, see if i can get anymore leads. pics to follow soon. thanks for the help hambers
Great info Shadams! My suspension looks the same as yours but the difference between my frame and the subframe is not as great as yours. Do the...
yes i'll get some pics up soon
I havent tried any midsize cars yet. The problem is that every time I try a different model or year the ball joint part number usually cross...
Recently picked up a '57 chevy 3100. Previous owner told me the front subframe was from a '74 camaro. Last week a lower ball joint failed, no...
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