I gave up on ball joints.

[BigCars4Ever]

I fought with the uppers to get them out but I could not get the new ones in. I actually broke one trying to press it in. I ordered the ball joints for a cast upper but they didn't look like the ones I took out. They had a knurled finish and just refused to go in straight. The lowers were cake though. Should have some new moogs in the am to finish this job up.

[MOTOWN]

just replace the upper control arm , which comes with a new ball joint installed!, i think it cost like $54 from trw

[SpartaPerformance]

+1, you can get complete uppers really cheap if you want Chinese crap, even American made ones are reasonable, a lot better then knuckle busting the way you're doing it.

[LANDY]

I went with mevotech upper control arms 3k miles ago. They were less than $120 shipped from rockauto. They are forged just like the factory's.

[RoyLPita]

You are the first person I know that has tried this. Sorry to hear that it did not work out.

[rayjay]

You will really like the Moogs. They make the front end feel really solid with my Addco bars.

[BigCars4Ever]

The moogs ended up as stamped and boxes parts but I used them anyways. They seemed very stiff and also a bit lighter. I'm liking the new KYB shocks too. My old ones didn't bounce but these new ones actually see to absorb the bumps better. Go figure!

[LANDY]

The moogs ended up as stamped and boxes parts but I used them anyways. They seemed very stiff and also a bit lighter. I'm liking the new KYB shocks too. My old ones didn't bounce but these new ones actually see to absorb the bumps better. Go figure! with the eibachs the kyb's are great. I have that setup and its better than eibachs on oem shocks.

[MOTOWN]

with the eibachs the kyb's are great. I have that setup and its better than eibachs on oem shocks.


how much did the eibachs lower the front?, and how do you like/describe the ride?

[LANDY]

1 1/2 to 2 inches lower from stock, honestly sometimes i like them sometimes i dont.
It could be bouncy at times but the handling feels better than oem springs. I can see myself waking up one random day and cutting the factory springs and swaping them in

[BigCars4Ever]

With the OEM shocks and the Eibachs it felt like the car was constantly on the bump stops but the KYB's make the car feel stiff but compliant. The Eibachs have a much higher spring rate and when I was autocrossing it was night and day on the course.

[yryr999]

last week i replace the complete set for arm Suspension the lower and today i will replace the upper cause the hole part was almost broken .. the problem here in middle east u can't trust the other parts cause u don't now which its good which bad .. but u guys u so lucky u have many good part after market but we don't so i have i to buy OEM part it's cost me around 620$

[MOTOWN]

i wouldnt mind trying Eibachs with kybs but i definetly dont want a bouncy ride.

[LANDY]

i wouldnt mind trying Eibachs with kybs but i definetly dont want a bouncy ride. I don't like a bouncy ride either, it definitely bounces more than oems on rough roads. Sometimes i like them and sometimes i want to take them off.

[Paul]

Ron, did you get a realignment after replacing the ball joints? I have to do my uppers. By the way, which KYB shock are you all referring to? Gas Adjust?

[LANDY]

By the way, which KYB shock are you all referring to? Gas Adjust? yup those are it.

[Paul]

yup those are it.


Thank you, sir.

[Paul]

I just ordered the mevotech upper control arms from rockauto