Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/03/15 12:20 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 12:20 AM I don’t get the bit about oversized ball joints. They’re all one size. The control arms don’t wear out.They do. They are a press fit, so each time they are pressed out and a new unit pressed in the interference between the balljoint od and control arm id decreases. Also as the ball joints are splined if the alignment is not 100% this will accelerate the wear.I'd wager the mechanic that did Steve's has a tonnage gauge on his press and knows they should take 6 ton to remove and 6.5t to install and he's probably seeing alot less than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 20/03/15 12:41 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 12:41 AM We did discuss that maybe the metal had been worn off from the repeated replacement yeah. He's the expert so all I want is a reliable car that I can flog the tits off of. I told him how I treat it too hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVT Formerly EGOBFXR6 Donating Members 1,111 Member For: 16y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 20/03/15 10:09 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 10:09 AM Hey guys,I've read a few things over the last few pages regarding tyres and I've got a couple of questions to ask... Mine are pretty close to getting binned. (300rwkw G6ET)I'm chasing a tyre, that I can get supplied and fitted locally, that's a good mix of grip, noise, wear and price.Was keen on the Invo's until I read they run out of grip after 10k and the NT05's are horrid in the wet and when cold. Never been keen on Achilles/Fed's/NanKangs/Kinforest/Blue streaks or other cheapies...Can anyone suggest a good mid-range tyre? I'm guessing like a Ku31 or an N6000? (I've got RE002's on now and they are great, but I think they're very pricey)Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6tman Member 306 Member For: 10y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/03/15 10:15 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 10:15 AM I've got a noise coming from my front RH driving me crazy! only at speed of 70+ and its a wooshing vibration, sounds like it's creating friction...really hard to explain but it's only when pulling to the left or right, going straight and turning corners it's perfectly fine....Took it in for a wheel balance and alignment, they said the front wheel has a minor flat spot that could be causing the issue...Really want to get this sorted but I don't want to pay hundreds to identify the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 13d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 20/03/15 10:44 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 10:44 AM NVT, a lot of people will make recommendations about tires, and everyone will have a different opinion on a specific tire.I am sure you have read that I am not a big fan of the ATR Sports2 especially in the rain.I am on the hunt for 2 x 19" luxury rims like the ones I got on the car. The reason for this is so that I can chuck on 2 x atr sports 2 tires on there for summer and for cruises.Otherwise during winter the Nitto Invo's are the go.In regards to the 10000km grip thing. I have gone over 10000km already with the rear invo's and I cant say that they have lost traction.They have been moved to the front today and 2 new Nitto invo's went on the rear.I got 310 killer wasps at the rear wheels and they normally have an easy life during daily driving.The ATR sports 2 for the rear and the fronts both did 20000km. Can't complain about that.Got my Nitto Invo's from the Continental place in Malaga Arronm.https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.855528,115.887906,3a,75y,200.19h,87.83t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1scEBIXal_9gE9CqfYQg8Ttg!2e0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjoy064 Member 276 Member For: 17y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: WA Posted 20/03/15 10:49 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 10:49 AM I've got a noise coming from my front RH driving me crazy! only at speed of 70+ and its a wooshing vibration, sounds like it's creating friction...really hard to explain but it's only when pulling to the left or right, going straight and turning corners it's perfectly fine....Took it in for a wheel balance and alignment, they said the front wheel has a minor flat spot that could be causing the issue...Really want to get this sorted but I don't want to pay hundreds to identify the problem...I seriously think front wheel bearing hub. hour to fix and as you're selling the car, buy from eBay have delivered and fit it. takes nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 20/03/15 10:53 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 10:53 AM (edited) I've got a noise coming from my front RH driving me crazy! only at speed of 70+ and its a wooshing vibration, sounds like it's creating friction...really hard to explain but it's only when pulling to the left or right, going straight and turning corners it's perfectly fine....Does the FG use the same front bearing hub as the BA & BF (ie AU22B663A)? If so, I've got a spare one at home you can borrow for a few days. Put it on and see if the noise goes away. Edited 20/03/15 10:54 AM by PhilMeUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjoy064 Member 276 Member For: 17y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: WA Posted 20/03/15 11:10 AM Share Posted 20/03/15 11:10 AM No Phil, they use a 3 bolt hub like a VE commodore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 13d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 20/03/15 12:02 PM Share Posted 20/03/15 12:02 PM Hey Marco,Sorry man, I had no idea Phil was being a dick about it. Heaps sorry man..AdamNo need to appologise. Not your fault.Spoke to Phil today and I am due to be there tomorrow morning at 08:00-08:30 for him to measure up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Snake Donating Members 327 Member For: 10y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 20/03/15 12:05 PM Share Posted 20/03/15 12:05 PM Since a few of people here seem to have the INVOs now, does anybody else think they're noisy af? Sitting at 100 on the highway it's really loud, way louder than the Achilles ATR sport that were on it before. Had them on for about 1000km so they should have worn in by now (had full alignment done). Everybody seems to be getting maintenance done, I just had the car re-tuned and also got new diff bushes fitted, it's a new car now I swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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