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On 6/10/2017 at 6:19 AM, Mach1 Driver said:

No kidding... but without pictures there's no proof !

Pictures were hard to come by working in Prototype Development, but I'll try to come up with some stuff I'm working on for my own stuff...

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It's been a long couple months.  Found metal in my oil.  When I upgraded to the 351 roller retrofit cam, I missed the part about installing a 2-peice fuel pump eccentric.  It wore into the timing cover and ate up the bearings.  New set of bearings, checked clearances and assembled.  I put some other goodies on it as well.  It got a T-sump Canton oil pan and an Edelbrock water pump.  Runs much better and cooler now.  Oil looks good so far.

 

I needed to replace a wheel stud and noticed a little play in the lower ball joint.  They were new about 7 years ago and only have about 200 miles on them.  So I need new lower ball joints or control arms.

 

Any suggestions on replacements? 

Should I upgrade to an aftermarket product like Global West tubular

What about replacing the ball joint by itself?

Or getting a replacement lower control arm (which brand should I go with)  I see Rare Parts, Precision, and Duralast (It looks like I might be able to get Moog for $55) are the only main options from parts stores.

 

What about boxing in the lower control arms myself?  Is it worth it?

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