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Ball joint???

Reply #30 –
Quote from: JKATHRE;130761
All I can say is---wow an 87 with original ball joints.  How many miles on it?--you must drive on smooth roads there.  Although I still have the original uppers on another '89 Ford here (a Lincoln)---they too can not be greased.

I haven't received notifications about new messages in this tread so I lost track! Now I noticed all the new replies!
My '87 T-bird has around 150K miles on it now, but it was driven 120K miles in Germany. They have a smooth roads there for sure :)

Ball joint???

Reply #31 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;130668
They do. Trust me on that :hick:

I think that the poly stuff doesn't absorb energy as the rubber stuff does, so it acts kinda like control arm mounted on bearings (didn't 60's/70's Shelby Mustangs have control arms on bearings?), so the sound of hitting a bump will travel thru the entire car and will be more audible inside. That's just my theory :) I get a feeling poly stuff is good for smooth NASCAR track, isn't it?
 

Ball joint???

Reply #32 –
Quote from: Tbirdmaniac;130766
In the ****!ng Quebec banana republica (Canada) where the roads are russian mountain style, a set of joints is good for around 20kmiles, IF You are gentle...

Shevretti is in Poland, I guess the people here are not stupid like where I live...

I guess we may have similar roads here in Poland. I'm driving like on a slalom here after every winter. After I bought the T-bird two years ago I didn't hear any suspension sounds. Now the ball joints are squeaking, rubber is comming out from the bushings.

I also hear a strange sound comming from the rear. I can hear it only on eg. gravel roads while driving slow. It's like tapping sound and I'm not sure what is it. Do you think shocks may sound like this? Any ideas? Which shocks are better for rough roads - gas charged or oil only?