no need to weld on the ball joint. it weakens it and also if you think about it, the spring is pulling up on the ball joint so it can't fall out or come loose unless like Pete mentioned there is a crack or the control arm was loose to begin with. Ðäññÿ .............. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:40 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] suspension rebuild
: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > Someone is suggesting that after having my front control arms powder coated & : > bushings & ball joints installed I should have the lower ball joints tack : > welded. Is this a good/bad idea? : : I've heard of this and don't understand why you'd want to. : Millions of Chevys out there are getting along just fine with their ball joints pressed in. : Now if you put the ball joint in and it isn't tight I'd be concerned and looking for cracks maybe. : I've done ball joints on a couple 64's and didn't have any problems. : BTW, did they powdercoat inside the holes the ball joint and bushings fit in? I could see that causing some grief. : : : : : Pete Geurds : Douglassville, PA : :
