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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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im looking to replace my front ball joints. i have between -.8 too -1 degree on each of the c's depending on which machine take the reading. is this enough to justify putting on 1 degree adjustable joints, or should i just replace with an oe style?

.......please dont suggest upgraded balljoints like the dyna tracks. i need to keep the cost of this replacement way down. i know long term it would be a good idea but im just to darn broke

i did a search but could only find a thread on the moog joints. after reading it im still unclear if they will work
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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My ball joints are 1 - 2 degrees off. I looked at the moog's also. I have not changed my ball joints yet and have no weird tire wear after 8k miles. I have a very slight pull left but its not really any different than driving on the wonderful so cal roads here. While I don't know if I answered your question.....I can only give you my real world experience and your joints are in need of less than mine.

Hope it helped.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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http://www.quadratec.com/products/56100_0002.htm are these a decent ball joint? factory equivalent in quality?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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There are many different ball joints out there. See how much the moog’s are I spoke with a guy the other day and he was running them and I think they are affordable.

Last edited by wayoflife; Oct 6, 2011 at 06:42 AM. Reason: indirect reference to poly
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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NAPA also makes an adjustable ball joint.
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