Date:         Thu, 2 Sep 2021 13:32:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Pruitt <pruitt.eric@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Eric Pruitt <pruitt.eric@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ball joint observation 2WD
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Are you satisfied with the Febi lowers?

On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 8:57 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> So doing a front end. Using the Febi lower and Lemforder (China) uppers,
> the fit was as expected. The joints fit and had the necessary articulation.
> I did have to fight with the supplied snap rings. But note the with the
> suspension extended the upper ball joint did not fully seat in the control
> arm unless the lower arm is lifted. This is using a Gabriel 69861 shock.
> For using this shock, the stem is not fully threaqed. A 10mm washer needs
> to added to get the top washer to clamp on the shock tower spacer bushing.
> The GoWesty ball joint spacer fixed the ball joint spacing perfectly.
>
> Also, this is a new JP upper control arm installed with the Nolathane
> (Whiteline) bushings. Even after replacing the eccentric washers with 4mm
> there was still play for the arm to move front-rear. As I've done I the
> past I added shims to the bushing shoulders to take this up, 3mm total.
> Works nicely now.
>
> https://1drv.ms/a/s!AqaEiIhKCAKbkf8pBepkKcVxaXSwig
>
> Dennis
>