I have thought long and hard about this. It would be easy to make a-arms,
but my only hang up is ball joints with the correct taper for our spindles.
If we had this, two route open up. First we could build an adaptor to use
the original a-arms, or second, build new a-arms. One of the first things I
am going to try is machining the treads off the a-arm bushing shaft and the
bushing itself, then put in a composite bushing between the shaft and
original bushing. Now, back to ball joints - we need an upper and lower
with the correct taper.
Phil
SEROC
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Stoll
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 5:44 PM
To: Brian St. Jacques; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Ball joints revisited - is there a factory alternative??
Thats the best idea I've heard yet....one of the fitter/welders in our fab
shop was making up some lower arms using a mopar lower joint for a street
rod...
daveS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian St. Jacques" <brian@varatouch.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: Ball joints revisited - is there a factory alternative??
> Anyone considered jigging up to make tubular A-arm replacements? Could
> use off the shelf ball joints, throw in some camber/castor
> adjustments, accommodate adjustable coil over shocks, urethane
> bushings, use a different spindle to open up even more braking options...
>
> Why bother hunting for stock parts when you can make it better? ;)
>
> Brian
> '68 1600, not yet in the land of the living
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