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Old 03-28-2007, 03:15 PM
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went to the chevy dealer today.decided since i was upgrading bushings,i would put in new ball joints..'02 ZO-6...47,000 miles and many many on track and autox....can't have any..gotta buy the whole arm...
some one send me to a place i can buy just the part i need...
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they just recently became available seperately in the aftermarket so some will chime in
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i'm sure glad to here that..1400.00 to replace ball joints is a bit unnecessary...
think i'll do the bearings too..replaced evrything else..
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So your getting the car all ready for me to drive huh Johnny?

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found these rockauto.com




2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 5.7L 350cid V8 FI (G) : Suspension : Ball Joint

Item Price Core Total
MOOG Part # K6537 {Ball Joint}
Frt Susp; Lower
Rr Susp; Lower

$80.79 $0.00 $80.79

I got an A-arm new for 200 few years ago.

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thanks will order some tomorrow.....your car is allready faster than mine Aaron...i'm trying to catch up!!!
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You can also just re-boot them. Unless you've really cooked them bad, you can just cram some greese back in a either put a new boot on, or wrap it with duct tape. I've seen some really high mileage C5's (including my 97') that the joints themselves are in good shape.
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
You can also just re-boot them. Unless you've really cooked them bad, you can just cram some greese back in a either put a new boot on, or wrap it with duct tape. I've seen some really high mileage C5's (including my 97') that the joints themselves are in good shape.
David, any idea where would I find boots for the C6 ball joints?
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try energy suspension or VBP
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Originally Posted by John Shiels
try energy suspension or VBP
Thanks...will give them both a call!

Edit: Neither company has these.

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thanks again ,guys..we gonna reboot and spend the money on new bearings...
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