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04-24-2018, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Napa,ca
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Bigger ball joints ?????
My lower ball joint on my 63 fits a little loose.Dowa Anybody know who might sell a oversized one? I called Moog and they have nothing. Anybody else having this issue ?
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04-24-2018, 11:37 PM
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60-66 Nut
  Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Re: Bigger ball joints ?????
Is it loose in the spindle or in the lower control arm? I think you will just have to replace the part that is worn.
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04-25-2018, 06:33 AM
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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Re: Bigger ball joints ?????
if the ball joint socket is not worn beyond repair, you might be able to re-ream the taper so the joint just sits slightly lower, but solidly, in the tapered socket.
This would only work for minor damage to the taper. FWIW
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04-25-2018, 07:34 AM
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Re: Bigger ball joints ?????
On my old 70, I put a few tack welds in the a-arm area, then smoothed them out and it basically rebuilt the taper area and the ball joint fit in the socket hole tightly again.
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04-27-2018, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Indiana, PA
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Re: Bigger ball joints ?????
I had off-road truck I had to gusset the socket on the upper A arm and tack weld the ball-joint into. With out doing that I kept blowing the joint out on landings.
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04-27-2018, 10:18 PM
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Location: san bernardino ca
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