worn wishbone ball joints again
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wot are the best ball joints to use ? last year i replaced all of my ball joints . i now have one worn out again i used quinton hazell joints and don't think they have done much more than 20k . is it normal or are QH no good , if so wot makes are recommended ? TIA
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pac1982
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Lemforder seem pretty good, i've got alot of there bits on my E30 and they seem to be holding out quite well,Chris wrote:GSF do Lemforder ones as there 'better quality' option.
Supposed to be OEM for BMW
Chris
Lemforder make OE bits for saab so they must be pretty good seeing as saabs seem to last forever
1991 BMW E30 318i Neon Design Convertible (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 325i Touring (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 318IS (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 316i (RIP)
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town325i
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I hope you used the e30 ones then as the e36 ones are shite the have a plastic cup around the ball joint and that breaks away and causes the ball joint to knock. That is an upgrade for an e36 using e30 partsmonkey wrote:sweet i will give Lemforder a go on the e30 then . i have just finished fitting a pair of Lemforder joints to Her e36 this evening hope they last well as i can't be arsed with working on it too much .
i didn't think that e30 joints would fit an e36 wishbone . i fitted e30 arms to our last e36 , i thought they worked well but she tells me that the car didn't feel as good on the carriagewaytown325i wrote:I hope you used the e30 ones then as the e36 ones are shite the have a plastic cup around the ball joint and that breaks away and causes the ball joint to knock. That is an upgrade for an e36 using e30 partsmonkey wrote:sweet i will give Lemforder a go on the e30 then . i have just finished fitting a pair of Lemforder joints to Her e36 this evening hope they last well as i can't be arsed with working on it too much .