on a McPherson suspension setup, the lower ball joint is not load carrying, right? so, could we use heims for em? if so, fabricators, HAVE AT IT! i would think if we could, then we could make an adjustable ball joint that could be used to correct suspension angles on lowered cars, just like the tie rod ends that phil makes, right???
go look at your suspension again are revisit this post.
Yes, you can use a heim for a ball joint. Take a look at most of the tubular control arms out there.
I'm lost as to how you could make it "adjustable" for ride height though. A regular ball joint is doing the same thing. You could use a high misalignment heim I guess, but it still wouldn't be adjustable.
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Actually, now that I've thought about this a bit, I did just that >:o
I have whats called a monoball bearing and a stud. The studs come in all different lengths and tapers. The J body taper (10*) has more selections than some of the bigger GM stuff (7*). By changing the length of the stud, you can compensate for ride height changes by changing the angle of the control arm in relation to the ground.
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...someone should def make this then...as long as its not too much money( tubular arms with this style ball joint) it should really take off with the j community
Dave De Stefano wrote:as long as its not too much money
I'll estimate $500 or so. And no one will buy them, so the person who makes it is wasting their time.
Besides... why would you want to go CHEAP on a critical suspension part? Seriously..
John Lenko wrote:Dave De Stefano wrote:as long as its not too much money
I'll estimate $500 or so. And no one will buy them, so the person who makes it is wasting their time.
Besides... why would you want to go CHEAP on a critical suspension part? Seriously..
whoa lenko...no need to be a dick. i think 500 would be a good price if its for the arms and the joints. not too much doesn't mean what its worth.
I'm being realistic.
Very few people ever bought the RK sport tubular arms when they were available... no one buys the product, the product gets discontinued. You aren't going to see a lot of "new" support and products for a grocery-getter car that was discontinued 5 years ago.
(Again, being realistic here...)
Yeah, $500 is probably lowballing a piece like this. Mine cost around $400 in just parts alone. Factor in labor, development, even insurance and you've got around $600 with a group buy of maybe 20 sets. The RK arms were just poorly produced, but they had a market. If they had better quality control, they would have sold more.
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