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Ball joint, positive camber on drivers wheel now sorted
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(22-01-2014, 10:09 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Wait, so your BJ was the right one to start with? This is getting confusing lol.

The steering feel will be lighter like that, you're getting less contact patch between the rubber and the road, which is exactly the same as overinflating the tyres.

I can't see it being the top mounts tbh, the breaker I bought had been sitting so long one of the bearings rusted solid... Anyway, it made no difference to camber, just meant the whole bearing was turning inside the mount so was really stiff/jerky.

I really can't see what else it could possibly be if nothings bent and no bushes are knackered. Confused

Yeah the ball joint that i recently fitted ( and it's only since then ) that i have noticed the camber is the same length as the new one i got, so something is wrong some where. The steering when moving it from side to side with the car up in the air using the road wheels felt jerky though, but i don't see how the top mounts could cause the camber.
The powereflex bushes on the wishbone have no movement or play in them what so ever, the track rod ends and inner tie bars are new, the drop links are new the struts and springs are less than a year old, the only thing i have not changed is the top mounts.
Looking at the strut on the drivers side it didn't look bent, i think i am going to have to whip the strut out so i can have a better look.
might pop to the scrap yard after work tomorrow as there was a HDI d turbo there last week so might just take the struts, springs and top mounts off and chuck them on mine to see if makes any difference.
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RE: Ball joint - by Piggy - 19-01-2014, 08:33 PM
RE: Ball joint - by titch - 19-01-2014, 08:43 PM
RE: Ball joint - by Toms306 - 19-01-2014, 10:09 PM
RE: Ball joint - by titch - 19-01-2014, 10:39 PM
RE: Ball joint - by DazzaHDI - 19-01-2014, 11:08 PM
RE: Ball joint - by underground375 - 20-01-2014, 12:30 AM
RE: Ball joint - by titch - 20-01-2014, 01:21 AM
RE: Ball joint - by titch - 20-01-2014, 12:50 PM
RE: Ball joint, positive camber on drivers wheel pics added - by titch - 22-01-2014, 10:46 PM

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