Link Pin to Ball joint
Der Kafer Trieber - August 5th, 2006 at 05:36 PM
how do you go about changing a link pin front end to a ball joint one?
does the beam only need to be modified or does the framehead need to be changed?
jonnyb - August 5th, 2006 at 05:38 PM
afraid the whole head needs to be done
Baja Robert - August 5th, 2006 at 05:42 PM
Why on earth would you want to do that. Ball joint fronts suck eggs.
66deluxe - August 5th, 2006 at 06:26 PM
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Why on earth would you want to do that. Ball joint fronts suck eggs.
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I beg to differ.
subibaja - August 5th, 2006 at 11:18 PM
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Why on earth would you want to do that. Ball joint fronts suck eggs.
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definitly disagree with that stupid statement.
a balljiont front with 181 (thing) stubs is the ultimite in ride quality
and yes i do have a linkpin front on my baja but will change soon too much maitnence
terry
Hertz - August 6th, 2006 at 07:08 AM
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Why on earth would you want to do that. Ball joint fronts suck eggs.
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Pull your head in Rob you tosser.
Der Kafer Trieber - August 6th, 2006 at 05:50 PM
Link pin is good for a "by the book" resto, but if you want a better ride and some camber ajustability ball joints are the frogs bollocks, so how
hard is it to replace the whole head?
urban_myth - August 6th, 2006 at 09:46 PM
cut the link pin one off, weld a balljoint one on, make sure you measure it up accurately and it gets welded on square.
VWCOOL - August 7th, 2006 at 10:06 AM
It's easier to do a chassis swap
No alignment or strength problems and hey, you need to find another donor chassis anyway...
vw54 - August 8th, 2006 at 07:49 AM
weld a new bulkhead on itst he easiest way to do the swap
dangerous - August 8th, 2006 at 08:25 AM
Who stocks new frame heads and IRS pivots?
Baja Wes - August 8th, 2006 at 08:34 AM
pivot boxes;
http://www.customoffroad.com.au/vw/partFull.asp?partid=36
mackaymanx - August 8th, 2006 at 09:36 AM
Mick Motors sells the framheads, last time I inquired here was waiting for an order to come in