[DeTomaso] Quella Adjustable Upper Rear A Arms - Installation Help

[Mike Drew]

Mike,

What was the outcome of all this?

Mike

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On Jan 31, 2015, at 19:09, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   Sounds like Dennis' manufacturer goofed. Stop now and pick up the phone
>   first thing Monday. Fwiw I had a set of these on my car at one time and
>   they bolted right on.
> 
>   Mike
>   Sent from my iPhone
> 
>   On Jan 31, 2015, at 16:54, "Mike Thomas" <[1]mbefthomas at comcast.net>
>   wrote:
> 
>   Nope, the taper on the original ball joint is much more slender than
>   that which slips on the bolt on Dennis' heim joint.  I had expected it
>   to be a drop in as well.
> 
> 
>   Mike T.
> 
> 
> 
>   From: [2]MikeLDrew at aol.com [[3]mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
>   Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 3:21 PM
>   To: [4]mbefthomas at comcast.net; [5]detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Quella Adjustable Upper Rear A Arms -
>   Installation Help
> 
> 
>   In a message dated 1/31/15 15 18 9, [6]mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:
> 
>     I've got a set of Dennis Quella's adjustable upper rear A arms that
>     I'm
>     ready to install, but when I did a test fit to the top of the
>     upright, the
>     taper provided with the A arm is much too big.  If you have
>     installed a set
>     of these, did you have to have the hole at the top of the upright
>     machined
>     out to fit the larger taper on the Quella A arm?  Is there a sleeve
>     pops out
>     of top of the upright?
> 
>>>> Nope--normally the taper on the end of the heim joint fits the
>   upright perfectly.  Compare it dimensionally to the ball joint on your
>   stock A-arm?
> 
>> I'll call Dennis on Monday to find out, but hoping one of y'all out
>     there
>     has an answer before that.
> 
>>>> Should be a straightforward bolt-in swap with no issues.
>   Mike
> 
> References
> 
>   1. mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net
>   2. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
>   3. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
>   4. mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net
>   5. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
>   6. mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net
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