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  • Stronger/more durable metro ball joints for E30 based Sportster?

    Has anyone found a source of ball joints that are not made of cheese? I've been through quite a lot of them, and again this year the MOT tester has noticed one of them starting to go, not enough for a warning yet but I'm going to change it anyway.

    I've been getting these GSJ268: https://www.minispares.com/product/C...%20to%20search
    BMW E30 Sportster 2005 - M20B28 - Build Log and Updates http://www.msportster.co.uk/
    http://www.modelog.co.uk/
    http://www.mustang67.co.uk/

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    Re: Stronger/more durable metro ball joints for E30 based Sportster?

    If its E30 based are the suspension/steering components not from the donor car?

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      Re: Stronger/more durable metro ball joints for E30 based Sportster?

      Originally posted by stevepritch View Post
      If its E30 based are the suspension/steering components not from the donor car?
      Not much E30 left on the Sportster's front suspension, only the bottom of the shock mount/spindle/hub/brakes. Even the steering rack is not BMW, I believe it's a ford part. The shock mount is cut and a thread welded in - the thread fits a metro balljoint which connects to the upper wishbone. The lower wish bone also mounts a metro ball joint. A lot of the E30 Sportster is based on the ford version which some tweaks.
      BMW E30 Sportster 2005 - M20B28 - Build Log and Updates http://www.msportster.co.uk/
      http://www.modelog.co.uk/
      http://www.mustang67.co.uk/

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