ball joint issues

thanks for the input everybody. i'm thinking they'll probably be ok since they ARE brand new ball joints. still, i'm gonna give them a serious look over when i have everything apart. btw, i'm gonna keep the /6 in car for now since its my daily driver and my `67 valiant has a gas suckin 360/380 crate in it and is good for plenty of thrills (`75 dart front discs).

heres the little nugget from ehrenberg that got this thread started, its from the "disc-o-tech" article in mopar action:

'62-'72 A-BODIES (Dart, Duster, etc.)

"If your car now has 9-inch drums, the first step up would be the 10" drums used on all '65-up 8-cyl cars. We frankly wouldn't drive an A-body over 40 mph with the 9-inch drums, for reasons having nothing to do with the brakes. The small ball-joint-to- knuckle bolts, which are loaded in shear, are known to snap, usually at the most inopportune time."