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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 01:57 AM
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Got me a pair for the front (street kind), to complement the vb&p hiem jointed rear end. My question is the few of us that use the arms what ball joints did you use I was going to go with Moog but now I see Afco has a low friction joint as dose Howe. From what I have found the Howe LF ball joint seems to be the best and strongest on top of being rebuildable (and $80 ea) I don't mind the extra expense as I want to over build and make it able to take the horrable hawaiian roads. Is there a benifit to the low friction units over the others?
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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bump because I would like to know also....
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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I'm looking for the strongest, most reliable I can find. But I don't know of the extra expense would be worth it for the howe units http://www.howeracing.com/c-510-howe...ll-joints.aspx. There rebuildable
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Cant go wrong with Moog. You can replace them 3 times for the price of the Howe, and I bet they last the same about of time.

I am building my own control arms and will be using the Moog ball joints.
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I've got to do something about the arms too, and will need ball joints. I can't get enough camber in the front.
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