| tortuga |
09-01-2015 06:56 AM |
Cobra Valley Ball Joints
Pulled the trigger on 4, the BJ separator and socket...Any words of advice on the install?
Thanks
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| Brdslayr |
09-01-2015 08:37 AM |
Just did the ball joints swap 2 weeks ago. Straight forward and easy. Had to use a breaker bar to get the factory ones out.
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| zedog |
09-01-2015 10:14 AM |
I did mine this past winter. Very straight forward, just follow the very detailed directions provided.
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| Detroit Bill |
09-01-2015 11:22 AM |
I assume an alignment is required after?
What value did you find in the swap?
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| Brdslayr |
09-01-2015 12:02 PM |
Hardest part on my car was cleaning off the urethane from the factory gluing on the dust boots. Value? Corners smoother, moved my steering wheel shake 10 mph lower to 60 mph( never there long anyway).
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| DWRAT |
09-01-2015 06:50 PM |
Get a BIG breaker bar to remove the factory ball joints.
Other then that, it's a cake walk and the Cobra Valley Joints are like art work, very nice...
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| Pman1961 |
09-01-2015 07:37 PM |
Follow RT's instructions and all will be good. If the stud does not fit snug in the spindle you will need to order RT's reamer tool as I had to do. The original ball joints are junk!! They were real difficult to move the stud side to side or turn. The new joints spins with the tip of your fingers!! My results were that I did notice less effort turning with my Yokohama Avids. When I changed to Avon's tires because of the soft tread compound turning required a little more effort or as it was before I changed the joints with the Yoko tires. Very pleased with the joints!!
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| DanMartin |
09-06-2015 06:32 PM |
+1 on everything said above.
I opted to buy the tool to remove/install them. Breaker bar...do not use an impact. I had to add a little (not much) heat to get mine to break lose on one side.
When you get the old stockers out you will see how crap they are. The CV stuff is top notch.
Dan
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| tortuga |
09-07-2015 12:28 PM |
Thanks guys!
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