Suspension woes
03-26-14, 09:15 PM
#1
Suspension woes
I recently picked up a '93 from another member. The first thing I decided to address was the suspension. I figured I would replace all the bushings, but I was concerned about the ball joints. Well, my fears were confirmed. The ball joints are not in good shape. I began looking into available options - of which there seem to be few. I really want replaceable/servicable joints, and I plan on dropping my car 1-2 inches from stock on 17 inch rims. Just to show you I've done my homework, I found the following options:
1. Call Ray Crowe and give him all my money for new Mazda OEM replacements.
2. Order Nagisa/NAMS aftermarket upper control arms from RHD Japan, and Moonface lowers, and give them much more money than I would to Ray.
3. Try to remove the ball joints from my arms like this member did:
<https://www.rx7club.com/canadian-forum-42/lower-upper-control-arm-attempt-1044347/>
4. (Not sure on this one) It seems some people have used FC arms on their FD, as the FC arms have replaceable joints. I cannot find much at all on this, though.
<https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/why-no-s5-lca-ball-joint-replacement-diy-1047599/>
5. Design my own and have a machine shop fabricate them. I believe I have access to all of the resources for this (I'm a mechanical engineer), but it's not the ideal avenue I'd like to take. It would take a very long time and would require favors and such.
Are there any options I'm missing?? I really would like to try to remove the joints from my FD's arms, as I really have nothing to lose. Does anyone know if it's been successfully done? Does anyone know member "galvatron10000" that I referenced in my option 3 above?
1. Call Ray Crowe and give him all my money for new Mazda OEM replacements.
2. Order Nagisa/NAMS aftermarket upper control arms from RHD Japan, and Moonface lowers, and give them much more money than I would to Ray.
3. Try to remove the ball joints from my arms like this member did:
<https://www.rx7club.com/canadian-forum-42/lower-upper-control-arm-attempt-1044347/>
4. (Not sure on this one) It seems some people have used FC arms on their FD, as the FC arms have replaceable joints. I cannot find much at all on this, though.
<https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/why-no-s5-lca-ball-joint-replacement-diy-1047599/>
5. Design my own and have a machine shop fabricate them. I believe I have access to all of the resources for this (I'm a mechanical engineer), but it's not the ideal avenue I'd like to take. It would take a very long time and would require favors and such.
Are there any options I'm missing?? I really would like to try to remove the joints from my FD's arms, as I really have nothing to lose. Does anyone know if it's been successfully done? Does anyone know member "galvatron10000" that I referenced in my option 3 above?
03-27-14, 09:24 AM
#3
LOL! Be that as it may, he was still on to something. The exact something I want to do. I sent him a PM to ask about his project, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet.
Anyone out there with any solutions to my delima that don't require selling organs??
Anyone out there with any solutions to my delima that don't require selling organs??
06-17-14, 12:31 PM
#5
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-w...nts-fd-867709/
galvatron10000 and I are trying to cross-over the ball joints to find some replacements. He was able to remove his ball joints from the stock arms, and he claims he has a MOOG catalog that the joints can be crossed-over by dimensions. I sent him some dimensions I took of the front UCA joints, so hopefully he can find something soon.
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