Male

anyone know a good place to buy ball joints? at a afordable price i dont want ebay **** and at $30 a peice at autozone seams pretty pricey but if thats my best option i gess i will have to buy them. so any help?

NismoPick

Nissan, MSA, BDA, Autozone, etc... where you get all Z parts.

ThaPimpShrimp

I buy a lot of my parts at RockAuto Auto Parts

Male

thanks man i was trying to figure out what that place was called!

Daemione

Avoid O.E. Brand ones - they're the wrong shape/size for our control arms, and don't mount flush. In my notes, I have the following part number written down: ISO/TS16949:2002

I replaced them with Moog K9292's. Fit just like the originals.

Male

Yeah I just bought some from autozone with a life time warranty And I hoppe they fit! They come in tomarow

FricFrac

I've also had good luck with the Moogs

Male

i should of went to o-reilys they had moogs

Male

Yeah autozone gave me the rong ones I returned them and ordered the Moogs at o-Reilly's

rogerz

moogs are a quality product but no relation to the moog synthesizer

Male

Yeah i got the moogs the other day,they look like way beter qualiy then the autozone ones

Male

Do you guy know we're to get a center link for a good price the cheapest one I found was 300 Its not broke its just the ball joints on the end are worn

PredatorZ

The u-joints can be replaced, less than 20 $ each, here is a link to motorsports
Motorsport! Half Shaft U-Joints, 70-83 Z/ZX - The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-300ZX(Z31/Z32)-350Z-370Z Parts

NismoPick

Merged w/ previous thread.

I thought you already got new ball joints???

Male

Thanks I should of done that the first time and I gess I asked the rong question . On a center link can you replace the ball joints on the end or do you have to but the whole piece?
If you do have to by the whole peice were could you get it cheap because I can only fine them for $300
Link to the center link if you guys don't know what I'm talking about
Black Dragon Automotive - Parts & Accessories for Datsun 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, 280ZX & Mazda RX7

NismoPick

Ah, gotcha. No, they can't be replaced by themselves. A much better alternative would be to swap in a rack & pinion.

Male

But I boaght like $100 of ball joints

Male

Do you know if s13 rack and pinion would fit?

icice9

wait wait wait... what exactly are you trying to replace? ball joints or tie rod ends?

NismoPick

He's talking about the ball joint connections on the center bar of the 79-81 recirc ball steering setup (click his link & look at the center link bar).

Male... the actual ball joints are the same from 79-83. They bolt to the bottom of the strut / inside the control arm. The other "ball joints" are tie rod ends. So of the $100, what parts do you have?

Male

I bought inner and outer tie rods as well