Low Friction Upper Ball Joints

jos51700 said

Asking about low friction ball joints reminds of the time I thought I needed the 5.0:1 ratio band apply lever for the 904 in my slant 6 Dart. Mopar Performance offered it, so I figured I needed it. Didn't know what it did, didn't know how it would help anything, wasn't having a problem that needed solving, but there it is and it fits my car so yeah, I needs it.

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I think AJ covered it pretty well. The quality of a lot of the “regular” ball joints has suffered lately. Some of the Moog junk I’ve gotten recently was either so tight the ball joints wouldn’t move at all by hand or loose and floppy with noticeable end play right out of the box.

The marketing may be “low friction”, but the reality is more like a higher quality ball joint that has its tolerance set correctly from the get go.

Does my car need ball joints that I can adjust the tension on and rebuild as necessary? No, not really. But if that’s what it takes do get good quality parts, then that’s what I do.