upper ball joints for a '68 Dart
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 13 10:22 am
Need 2 upper ball joints for MOT. Is Moog the best to go for and can i get them in UK. Thanks, Gerry
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upper ball joints for a '68 Dart
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 13 11:24 am
Small UBJ's are getting made of unobtainium, you will be surprised how hard they are to get and how expensive they are...........
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 13 11:34 am
These are on rockauto. Moog or raybestos for 68 dart. Isn't this it?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 13 1:53 pm
moog yep
or your other $150 option
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-MOPAR-196 ... 139wt_1018
in my book worth paying a bit more OEM and OEM seals. metal/plastic rimed seals rather than your normal boots
i got mine of this very bloke when the exchange rate was good so it cost me somthing like 50- 60 quid + 15-20 for postage
was expensive but i was in a NOS mood
Moog is to Mopar like New process is to mopar like saginaw is to GM
OEM factory at least
Dave
or your other $150 option
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-MOPAR-196 ... 139wt_1018
in my book worth paying a bit more OEM and OEM seals. metal/plastic rimed seals rather than your normal boots
i got mine of this very bloke when the exchange rate was good so it cost me somthing like 50- 60 quid + 15-20 for postage
was expensive but i was in a NOS mood
Moog is to Mopar like New process is to mopar like saginaw is to GM
OEM factory at least
Dave
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 13 8:43 pm
Dave, does your car use the same upper ball joint as the yank a bodies?Dave999 wrote:moog yep
or your other $150 option
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-MOPAR-196 ... 139wt_1018
in my book worth paying a bit more OEM and OEM seals. metal/plastic rimed seals rather than your normal boots
i got mine of this very bloke when the exchange rate was good so it cost me somthing like 50- 60 quid + 15-20 for postage
was expensive but i was in a NOS mood
Moog is to Mopar like New process is to mopar like saginaw is to GM
OEM factory at least
Dave
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 12:04 am
Same as far as I can tell. All mopar top ball joints fit all mopar top arms 6? To at least 73 in us a body land
Taper should be the same as that used on early a body because all early Aussie a bodies were made from US parts
All Aussie upper balljoints listed as fitting from 62 to 82 so nothing changed since the ckd kit built r and s series
Lowers have different angle to steering arms to achieve decent Ackerman I think when the steering cross shfaft is being pulled the wrong way by a reversed steering box set up
Dave
Taper should be the same as that used on early a body because all early Aussie a bodies were made from US parts
All Aussie upper balljoints listed as fitting from 62 to 82 so nothing changed since the ckd kit built r and s series
Lowers have different angle to steering arms to achieve decent Ackerman I think when the steering cross shfaft is being pulled the wrong way by a reversed steering box set up
Dave
Re: upper ball joints for a '68 Dart
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 12:46 am
i might have them...... sizegmopar59 wrote:Need 2 upper ball joints for MOT. Is Moog the best to go for and can i get them in UK. Thanks, Gerry
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 7:05 am
I got upper and lower ball joints for my A-body from ROCKAUTO with 2 days delivery, very good service and quick delivery too.
Not too expensive, £220, as the MOT man failed it on the ball joints!
Not too expensive, £220, as the MOT man failed it on the ball joints!
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 7:19 am
£220! 
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 8:59 am
That's a fair bit!
I just got an ENTIRE front suspension rebuild kit for £400. Shipped.
I just got an ENTIRE front suspension rebuild kit for £400. Shipped.
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 9:26 am
£220 sounds a lot. Think they are £40 dollars each for the dear ones.
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 12:19 pm
i think most of the trade here sell lowers at 60-65 +vat +post, lowers at 30-40 +vat + post so £220 is not that bad for the 4
i did offer a complete b body/e body front rebuild kit at £220 no sale you can not educate pork,,,,,,
i did offer a complete b body/e body front rebuild kit at £220 no sale you can not educate pork,,,,,,
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 13 2:15 pm
Ahh! thought you meant £220 for just the 2 Uppers.....
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 13 10:10 pm
Cheers Dave. Ive got them listed on our site at £15.97!!! I did have some. I need to check stock in Aus. Maybe i should get all of them!Dave999 wrote:Same as far as I can tell. All mopar top ball joints fit all mopar top arms 6? To at least 73 in us a body land
Taper should be the same as that used on early a body because all early Aussie a bodies were made from US parts
All Aussie upper balljoints listed as fitting from 62 to 82 so nothing changed since the ckd kit built r and s series
Lowers have different angle to steering arms to achieve decent Ackerman I think when the steering cross shfaft is being pulled the wrong way by a reversed steering box set up
Dave
Posted: Wed May 01, 13 11:59 am
well if you look at an aussie mopar its mainly 1968 barracuda/dart
so a lot of the range will fit
obviously BJ35 and 36 won't as the lower balljoint lever angle is different for RHD
but the rest, front, back, shocks brake flexis bump stops roll bar bushings etc
all the same
2 rear spring eye sizes
2 types of strut rod bushes
idler probabkly fits
pitman probably not bent the right way
the rest is just mopar A body small balljoint
Dave
so a lot of the range will fit
obviously BJ35 and 36 won't as the lower balljoint lever angle is different for RHD
but the rest, front, back, shocks brake flexis bump stops roll bar bushings etc
all the same
2 rear spring eye sizes
2 types of strut rod bushes
idler probabkly fits
pitman probably not bent the right way
the rest is just mopar A body small balljoint
Dave