aliwizard
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| posted on 17/5/14 at 03:08 PM |
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ball joints
hi can anyone tell me if there are any ball joints ,track rod, ends that fit in to the mazda upright ,I do not want to ream them out ,I want to keep
the upright tapers as standard, top and bottom would be ideal , I want to build replacements for the original mazda ones cheers .
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 17/5/14 at 04:15 PM |
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The Moog ES2074R balljoint is a direct swap for the top balljoint on mk1 and mk2 mx5's
Hard to find in the UK though. I bought mine form the states when I lived there.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 17/5/14 at 04:44 PM |
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I'm using a standard Mazda balljoint for the bottom, they're not exactly cheap but readily available. The top one is a balljoint from an
E34 BMW 5 series.
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aliwizard
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| posted on 18/5/14 at 02:05 PM |
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ball joint
cheers for the replies when you say ball joint from the bmw ,is it a actual ball joint, or the outer track rod joint , I could do with a press in
type like the mx5 cheers .
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Slimy38
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| posted on 18/5/14 at 02:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by aliwizard
cheers for the replies when you say ball joint from the bmw ,is it a actual ball joint, or the outer track rod joint , I could do with a press in
type like the mx5 cheers .
Ah I get you. It's one of these;
BMW 5 SERIES E34 OUTER / INNER TRACK TIE ROD END NEW
I guess what Liam is talking about is closer to what you're after.
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aliwizard
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| posted on 18/5/14 at 03:12 PM |
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ball joint
cheers for the reply's. it might work ,I am going to make a rose jointed set ,as a replacement for the mx5 front upper ,the trouble is that the
threaded part that will have to go in to a threaded boss ,it will be very close to the damper body ,I was thinking that I could cut the thread down
to give me more room ,but even then it would be fixed in one position ,not a problem as I will be using rose joints on the inner end ,so I could get
my caster ,camber from adjusting them, I really want to use bearings but cant find what I want ,I can get a 14 mm spherical bearing from
mgillmotorsport but they don't do the cups or retaining clips ,any other good bearing suppliers that do cups clips ect ,cheers.
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