928 ball joint

[palaur]

Hi i got a 78 with aluminum ball joints, do i need more than just the ball joint when changing from alu to steel?

( I'm thinking of the Ball Joint Eccentrics and Mounting Brackets, will the old one from the alu type fit on the steel type ball joint)

I have acsess to 2 Lover a arms complete with steel ball joints from a s4. Will these fit on my 78 reusing the Original spindle?

[miken10]

I cant say about that but 928 motor sports has a great deal on them good luck!

[Danglerb]

Originally Posted by palaur

Hi i got a 78 with aluminum ball joints, do i need more than just the ball joint when changing from alu to steel?

( I'm thinking of the Ball Joint Eccentrics and Mounting Brackets, will the old one from the alu type fit on the steel type ball joint)

I have acsess to 2 Lover a arms complete with steel ball joints from a s4. Will these fit on my 78 reusing the Original spindle?

Pretty sure that is a no, length is slightly different as I recall. Any of the normal 928 vendors will have exactly what you need.

[palaur]

Thank you for the reply, i will not bye the s4 parts..
But do i need the eccentric and clip, or do i reuse the old one? It cost more than an arm for the Eccentrics and clip. And when u change from alu type ball joint the old eccentrics and clip do not longer fitt and u need the new one ??? If so this is what it cost just for the parts and shipping...

Eccentric{6} 2 $314.14

Ball Joint, Lower{5} 2 $235.37

Clip{(4)} 2 $184.78

* Subtotal $734.29
Shipping. 100
* TOTAL $834.29
*

[MPDano]

Originally Posted by palaur

Thank you for the reply, i will not bye the s4 parts..
But do i need the eccentric and clip, or do i reuse the old one? It cost more than an arm for the Eccentrics and clip. And when u change from alu type ball joint the old eccentrics and clip do not longer fitt and u need the new one ??? If so this is what it cost just for the parts and shipping...

Eccentric{6} 2 $314.14

Ball Joint, Lower{5} 2 $235.37

Clip{(4)} 2 $184.78

* Subtotal $734.29
Shipping. 100
* TOTAL $834.29
*

Oh wow. I would contact 928 Intl and see what they think you need to replace out those Aluminum Ball Joints. They sell used stuff and are very honest.

[jstobo]

You forgot new nuts. Call 928 Int'l. or go their website. They have used eccentrics and clips which will cut your cost a lot. But you should definitely do the upgrade for safety.

[steve322s]

you will deffinitly need 2 Eccentrics, 2 of them on the aluminum are smaller the steal ones use the same size. ask me how i know just did mine!

[palaur]

928 int have thankfully used eccentrics at $ 25 piece, it's a little less than 150 per piece new. have also found out that I do not have to change the brackets, just use washers.

[Luis_M]

The attached technical service bulletin lays out what you need.

[palaur]

Great thank you.

[mikebloomfield]

You don't have to buy all those parts, but its up to you.

You need two of the eccentrics. You can re-use two.

The new bracket has shorter studs because the steel ball joint carrier is thinner. So if you re-use the old one, you'll have a little more of the stud showing after the nut is tightened.

I re-used my bracket, and the eccentrics. Have a can of PBlaster on hand. That and a breaker bar were necessary to get mine done. I used a ball joint puller from Harbor Freight on one side, but it broke trying to get the other one off. A pickle fork finally got it off after a struggle.

ALSO, very important. You'll need to "compress" the arm so that the top nut doesn't spin as you try and get the bottom nut off. You'll see what I mean. I gently jacked it up from the bottom, and wedged a piece of wood in the wheel well.