Re: Mopar Ball Joints
I saw a thread on Moparts about this issue. It said that the a arms when new are not threaded, the ball joints are self taping, so the first one that is screwed in cuts the threads. I would guess when ever one is changed it will take out a little bit of material and eventually lose it's proper fit.
I have heard of people putting a stitch of weld on them in street driven cars to avoid changing the a-arms. I can't see how this could hurt anything, just make replacing them more difficult.
I have the later larger ones on my car, and haven't had a problem yet. I'm not sure if the ones Tom recommended would be legal for stock, maybe ss. Go idea though!
George
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