If the ball joints are "necking" ( the housing part touching the shank that
holds the ball) this is a dangerous situation that could lead to full
failure.
A ball joint should never be the limit for suspension travel. I have never
seen one designed for that purpose. When a car gets airborne, it will
usually get to full droop.
BTW do you use the TR2/3/3A & early TR4 set up, or the TR3B/ TR4A set up?
Hardy TS10646L
> From: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
> Subject: TR4 ball joints
>
> I have been going thru my front suspension this winter and decided to
> replace the upper ball joints (TR4 style) since they had been in the
> car 20+ years. The new ones do not have as much travel, and loose 7
> degrees at each end. This is not an issue in compression, but at full
> droop, the ball joint limits the travel and I loose an inch of droop.
> Has anyone noticed this with new ball joints? Has the lack of droop
> been an issue for you on the track? I am wondering if I should put
> the old ones back in, or search for other ball joints. Joe(B)
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