55birdman
- Reaction score
- 25
- Thunderbird Year
- 1955
I recently ordered a complete set of replacement ball joints for my '55.
Very briefly; they don't fit being too thick (~.06 -.12") and were supplied with metric hardware!
The vendor willingly replaced them but these are identical to the first batch.
What I'm seeing is that the faces of the bolt holes are not finished/machined. Looking at the pictures of these ball joints from many other vendors, regardless of price, and they vary greatly, none appear to be as the originals on which all mounting surfaces were machined.
I wonder if anyone else has run into this issue and can reccomend a source of OEM-like units?
Very briefly; they don't fit being too thick (~.06 -.12") and were supplied with metric hardware!
The vendor willingly replaced them but these are identical to the first batch.
What I'm seeing is that the faces of the bolt holes are not finished/machined. Looking at the pictures of these ball joints from many other vendors, regardless of price, and they vary greatly, none appear to be as the originals on which all mounting surfaces were machined.
I wonder if anyone else has run into this issue and can reccomend a source of OEM-like units?
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