[DeTomaso] WTB: Spherical Ball sway bar bushings

[Julian Kift]

I don't know of any vendor producing them with a metal ball, as far as I'm aware all are poly in an aluminum carrier/housing.

Julian

> On Feb 27, 2014, at 12:47 PM, jderyke at aol.com wrote:
> 
>   Note- Hall's original ball swaybar mounts were nylon balls encased in a
>   glued-together plastic housing with an aluminum cap. Thus the balls
>   were not individually interchangeable for different sized swaybars. The
>   later copies from Precision Pro-Formance, Larry Stock's Pantera Parts
>   Connection and others use a metal ball in a two-piece aluminum housing
>   so the balls can be changed.  My mod works for the Hall type but simply
>   swapping the balls is likely simpler for owners of take-apart
>   assemblies. Note also the aluminum cap on the early Hall assembly was
>   vital since the plastic housings could not take the localized loads of
>   the mounting-capscrews without indenting or cracking. Hall's plastic
>   assemblies are lighter but the all-metal ones are more versatile. They
>   both work identically well.
> 
>   -----Original Message----- From: DeTomaso at poca.com  Sent: Thursday,
>   February 27, 2014 12:39 AM To: [1]DeTomaso at poca.com Subject: Re:
>   [DeTomaso] WTB: Spherical Ball sway bar bushings
>   The ball's bar hole can be resized if you have a milling machine
>   available or know someone who has one. My rear Hall assembly was 7/8"
>   and now fits a 1" rear bar. I suspect that by bushing one too big for
>   your bar it could also be downsized. Haven't tried this, though. Just a
>   thought if you find a cheap set that's not quite right....
> 
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