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80 alum ball joint -> steel, whats needed?
With a 1980 928 that has aluminum ball joints, what needs to be changed to put in the new steel ball joints?
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04-09-2009, 12:43 PM
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the only difference is the 2 ecentrics on the bottom. The shock support mount is the same.
the early have 2 different size ecentrics I believe 21mm and 18mm. The later have 2 of the same size. When you have them off you will see 1 weith a larger diameter, you need 2 more of them.
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04-09-2009, 12:53 PM
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just the ecentrics. The old mount will have longer threads, if that bothers you buy a used set cheap or take a hack saw and remove the extra thread. When I did this on my '82 I just replaced the ecentrics left the extra.
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04-09-2009, 01:50 PM
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When did they switch to the steal ball joints?
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04-09-2009, 04:23 PM
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if you really want to take a step up, you could change out the whole front suspension/brakes for an S4 setup. add S4 calipers and rotors to the back and you're done..... --Russ
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