Mopar Ball Joints

George Mirza · 11-09-2012, 09:54 PM

I saw a thread on Moparts about this issue. It said that the a arms when new are not threaded, the ball joints are self taping, so the first one that is screwed in cuts the threads. I would guess when ever one is changed it will take out a little bit of material and eventually lose it's proper fit.
I have heard of people putting a stitch of weld on them in street driven cars to avoid changing the a-arms. I can't see how this could hurt anything, just make replacing them more difficult.
I have the later larger ones on my car, and haven't had a problem yet. I'm not sure if the ones Tom recommended would be legal for stock, maybe ss. Go idea though!
George

11-09-2012, 09:54 PM	#16
George Mirza Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Attleborough Ma. Posts: 522 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Mopar Ball Joints I saw a thread on Moparts about this issue. It said that the a arms when new are not threaded, the ball joints are self taping, so the first one that is screwed in cuts the threads. I would guess when ever one is changed it will take out a little bit of material and eventually lose it's proper fit. I have heard of people putting a stitch of weld on them in street driven cars to avoid changing the a-arms. I can't see how this could hurt anything, just make replacing them more difficult. I have the later larger ones on my car, and haven't had a problem yet. I'm not sure if the ones Tom recommended would be legal for stock, maybe ss. Go idea though! George