FASTRAKR

HELP!

I just got married and bought a house and am itching to get my summer car back on the road. I know summer is already here, but I haven't had anytime to work on it.

My problem is it needs a balljoint BAD. What is the cheapest way to do a balljoint on a 1990 NA?

Thanks,
FASTRAKR

rx7_ragtop

Go to the salvage yard, find a 1989-1991 RX-7, get the lower control arm from that side.

1986-88 cars have replaceable ball joints. If you can't find an 89-91, get BOTH lower control arms from an 86-88, and the swaybar and all hardware for the ends and swap them out. Then you have "upgraded" to replaceable ball joints.

Brad

rx7_ragtop

p.s. then the balljoints are only about $51 each instead of the $300+ for a whole lower control arm new.

Brad

FASTRAKR

I had heard of that swap but was unsure of what all I needed.

I have priced out the parts here in ontario:

new lower control arm for 89-91=$500
used lower control arm either style=$100
new ball joint for 86-88=$200

Do I really need the sway bar and brackets?

Is there anything else I need to watch for?

blu_gxl

does the sway bar for an s5 fit on an s4? i thought that all the suspention was the same?

Silkworm

New ball joint for an 86-88 is like 50 bucks..

It's the S5 that's expensive (since you have to replace the entire control arm)

Suspension is the same, but the end links attach differently S4 to S5

PaulC