Energy Suspension Ball Joint Covers
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Racer
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Energy Suspension Ball Joint Covers
I've replaced all of my bushings with the ES kit and I'm putting my front end back together this morning. I ended up purchasing the set of NOS front control arms from corvette recycling which have brand new factory ball joints ready to go.
I'm taking a look at the factory ball joints with the stock covers and it just doesn't seem like the ES covers are meant to go over them. I assume that since you almost always tear the old covers when you separate the arms from the knuckles, the ES ones are meant to go over the bare ball joint? Can anyone confirm and please advise? Here are some pics....
Thanks everyone - Mike
New ball joints:
Joints with ES covers on top?????? Doesn't look right to me.
I'm taking a look at the factory ball joints with the stock covers and it just doesn't seem like the ES covers are meant to go over them. I assume that since you almost always tear the old covers when you separate the arms from the knuckles, the ES ones are meant to go over the bare ball joint? Can anyone confirm and please advise? Here are some pics....
Thanks everyone - Mike
New ball joints:
Joints with ES covers on top?????? Doesn't look right to me.
Melting Slicks
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Those could be the dust covers for the tie rods.
Summit racing catalog shows the following.
Energy Suspension Tie Rod dust cover, Black color is 9-13101G
Ball joint dust cover, Black color is 9-13127G
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-13101G/
http://www.summitracing.com/search/y...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc
Summit racing catalog shows the following.
Energy Suspension Tie Rod dust cover, Black color is 9-13101G
Ball joint dust cover, Black color is 9-13127G
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-13101G/
http://www.summitracing.com/search/y...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Oxford CT
Those could be the dust covers for the tie rods.
Summit racing catalog shows the following.
Energy Suspension Tie Rod dust cover, Black color is 9-13101G
Ball joint dust cover, Black color is 9-13127G
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-13101G/
http://www.summitracing.com/search/y...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc
Summit racing catalog shows the following.
Energy Suspension Tie Rod dust cover, Black color is 9-13101G
Ball joint dust cover, Black color is 9-13127G
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-13101G/
http://www.summitracing.com/search/y...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc
I'll give a ring to ES tomorrow to see what they say. thx!
Mike
Melting Slicks
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From: Baltimore, MD USA
The Moog tie rods should have come with the dust boots.
Here's pictures of Moog tie rods from Advance Auto parts.
Looks like the company that filled your order messed up.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...chTerm=tie+rod
Here's pictures of Moog tie rods from Advance Auto parts.
Looks like the company that filled your order messed up.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...chTerm=tie+rod
Last edited by Hooked on Vettes; Mar 7, 2010 at 08:10 PM.
Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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They are designed to replace the original rubber ball joint boots and are meant to go over the bare joint. If you look at Blackharleyman's suspension rebuild post in the tech stickys you'll see them used on his new ball joints.
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Since you have new balljoints with boots on them already you won't need them. Throw them in the parts bin for later, you'll beed them if you burn or tear a boot later.
