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Old 03-01-2014, 01:16 PM   #1
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Lower Balljoints 78 c-15

Heavy Half= 7 leafs+1 big helper and heavier front coils. After axle flip and remove 2 leafs the other day headlights were aiming at the moon. Cant affore drop spindles yet but wanted to do something w front so I cut 2 coils. 1 too many. Cambered BAD. So now $25 stock 1/2t coils from junkyard and will cut 1 coil and order drops soon as I can. Make short story long..I ruined one lower bj with pickle fork, both were completely gone anyway, so ordered Duralast $34.95 lowers from Autozone. Moog better rep? TRW better rep? yes but HAD to go cheap to get it back on road safe. Details say 'oversized'?, what does that mean?
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Leaf flip, cut coils. Make do tires and wheels for now. Slip ahead a year? Sold GMC, bought Harley, got all obsessed doing the biker thing, now starting again w 65 SWB, 283,2bbl, 3 on tree.
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Old 03-01-2014, 08:05 PM   #2
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Re: Lower Balljoints 78 c-15

"Oversized" refers to the diameter of the base where it is pressed into the lower A-arm. This is only for arms that have had the joints pressed out/in several times, making them fit "loose" or if someone pressed one in crooked and stretched the hole.

I wouldn't use them, unless they are required.
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