bigwerm187

Hey guys most of u know right now am doing suspentionwork on my 2.5 well am in the prosses of finishing and my front upper ball joints are shot out... I need to replace them but i cant find any replacment ones.... Does any one were i can get one..????

main70072

https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-103/upper-ball-joints-oe-style-ball-joints-844466/

bigwerm187

Nice... thanxx man i just found them on ebay .... So my question is what are ppl using on there cars for a front camber kit..?????

bigwerm187

Has anyone used this on there 1st gens...?????

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/spc-adjus...5-67320.3.html

main70072

I was thinking about getting those, but my drop is mild so I went with the OE style ones instead.

white2.5tl

when mine is torn i go that way but im still riding the originals..lol

bigwerm187

So check this out bro.... I got the red SPC ball joints of an integra and they did not fit... The bottom pecie did not want to click into the ring under the control arm.... I paid $60 fir these and i already sold them and got my money back lol



So i went to car quest and bought another set of SPC adjustables and again same problem they did not fit... also when i bought them i bought it for my car specificaly..... Same problem bottom pecie wouldnt click into the ring... And i picked them up for $108 for the pair.. a friend works there and got hooked up lol



So now i see these SPC's on heeltoe.com and it says it fits the UA2.... But is this true or will i have the same problem again..??? Were the bottom ring will not click in... Also it can not be pressed in cuz the sizes are way to differnt... And also the price is going to kill me lol $83 each plus tax and shipping... DAMMM.... LOL

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/spc-adjus...5-67320.3.html

Also i went on SPC's site and found some part numbers... But again idk if am run into the same problem tho... When i go back car quest to return my other ball joints am give them these part numbers and see if they have them so i can check them out...

I also already ordered the stock ball joints on ebay lol the Auto Extra AXK90469 got them $58 free shipping no tax.. hope to habe them here soon

This is were am currently at this point lol yes it ghetto but am not driving the car at all... I put the rope on there just in case the ball joint came off... Lol... And that way i can put the car back on the ground just in case it rained so i didnt have all my stuff out in the rain..

white2.5tl

get me a hook up too..lol.. i dont know how you install it but.. here's a link

bigwerm187

Lol thanx for the video but I put it on right.. its pretty much stright forward lol... Theres 2 plates on the camber ball joint the bottom one will not fit and even if i used the press it still wasnt going to fit.. if i would have used the press i would have damaged my control arm or ball joint then i wouldnt have gotten my money back lol...

main70072

I remember the hole on our control arm is slightly smaller than the replacement ball joint. I had to press the hell out of the ball joint to make it go in. Maybe that's why they said there's no direct replacement ball joint and that you have to purchase the whole upper control arm assembly.

white2.5tl

maybe use a dremel to chip away at it until the ball joint fit in or just go oem.

bigwerm187

So that Auto Extra u got had to be supper press in .??? Lol.. But then am assuming its slightly little bit bigger and thats why its able to go in right..????

Yeah i thought of modifying my upper control arm... But a welder is what is setting me back... lol the only way i can make it fit the way it sits is to cut of the ring pice on the control arm.. but getting rid of that will weaken the arm from supporting the ball joint from moving around... More like it wont have any support.. so for example if i come in hot on a sharp as turn the whole ball joint will move out of place...

So am going with the stock ball joints like i said the Auto Extras..

I did find a way to modify it but like i said i need a welder lol.. id cut of that ring on the arm and make the hole bigger and then add a lip for support.. So id weld in a thin pice of pipe so it looks oem and that ball joint can sit correctly on the bottom and top and have that lip for support how it has to... Do u guys understand what i was trying to say lol... Haha...

main70072

Yeah I had to super press them on, lol. They are slightly bigger than the ones I took off and you can see it when you have them side by side.

bigwerm187

Yeah thats cool So after this is done am be in the market for a lincon welder and tube bender lol.. am try to make some tube control arms with a camber ball joint.. or officaly mod the stock one but if i do yhat am pick some used control arms from a yard to mod them