Early 944 ball joint replacement
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I am redoing a few things on my '84 and figured I may as well do ball joints "while I am there". I can get some Moog brand ball joints at the local auto parts house. I know Moog is a fairly standard replacement item for domestic cars, but has anyone run these on a 944? Comments?
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Scott, I haven't run them on a 944 (heck, mine hasn't run since it's been in my possession), but I have run them on other cars to good effect. It doesn't need to be made by some troll in der Schwartzwald to be good for these cars. ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
That said, given the peculiarities of the late control arm, I'd probably stick to something built by a company a bit more intimately familiar with these peculiarities.
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That said, given the peculiarities of the late control arm, I'd probably stick to something built by a company a bit more intimately familiar with these peculiarities.
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for early ball joint replacement simply call paragon and have them send you two new ball joints $11 each or so and two new control arms $50 each or so. Total is about $120-140 and you have a completely new front end. These ball joints come a bolt in assemblies that are rivited in the stock arms. However the stock arms can crack over time, but very cheap to replace.
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Hmmm, thanks for the info M758. I've been thinking of going to steele on my 86 daily driver. Never know when you'll find a curb in the snow and balljoints will be a 15 min job. A bent steele arm could get me home, a broken alum one will be a tow bill.
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My control arms are seam welded and boxed, I don't think they will be breaking any time soon.
I agree tho, Paragon has great prices on both ball joints and control arms and if you have some stock ones that are getting old, swapping them out is a pretty good idea.
I also like running these on '86 951's, and wish I could run it on my '87 as well. Its pretty darned strong and a heck of a lot cheaper than charlie arms. Of course, I am also too cheap to buy the "out of the box" Bilstein strut assemblies and build my own out of early strut housings...![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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I also like running these on '86 951's, and wish I could run it on my '87 as well. Its pretty darned strong and a heck of a lot cheaper than charlie arms. Of course, I am also too cheap to buy the "out of the box" Bilstein strut assemblies and build my own out of early strut housings...
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The replacement of the balljoint - even the first time - is not bad.
First, remove the control arm (3 or 4 bolts)
Then all you have to do is grind off the rivet heads and pop them out with a punch and hammer, then bolt the new one in and you're ready to go.
First, remove the control arm (3 or 4 bolts)
Then all you have to do is grind off the rivet heads and pop them out with a punch and hammer, then bolt the new one in and you're ready to go.