nismo4life

Does anyone know of other OEM FLCA ball joints that would bolt onto the UCF1x hubs?

I'm trying to find other stock Toyota ones that would potentially bolt on and preferably have less ackerman so I'd be looking for something with the tie rod location closer to the ball joint itself so I wouldn't have to cut and weld a new set.

Ex:



vs.



See how the tie rod mounting location is closer to the center of the hub? If I could find out if any of the stock components are interchangeable in theory I could run any stock ones that would seem to have shorter distance, or even try and run something aftermarket for any of the other chassis be it JZX, MX, IS, etc.

Shmee

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Are you trying to get more extreme steering angles for drifting?


I know there is a difference between the location of the tierod boss on the 1LS and 2LS but it's a height and fore/aft difference, not a radial difference...

nismo4life

I am indeed Shmee. I'd trust an already fabricated solid piece more than I would a welded one, though I know in some cases welds can be stronger than the original piece itself I am not capable of tig welding and I only have a lightweight Hobart and not too sure who I'd trust welding them personally. If it comes to it though I think I may have to. The other thing I just realized is I don't think the ball joints themselves are removable are they? Haven't looked closely at mine on the car but I imagine they're just pressed in and locked on with a cir clip?

nismo4life

This is around what I have for full lock. Could really use as much as I can get.

Shmee

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I know of no such parts...


If I were looking for such things, I'd skip the hope of finding something I'd look into designing a set of RCA's with an arm/mounting point designed to accept a tierod. You could even tie it into the stock tierod boss for extra strength...

Find yourself a engineering student with Solidworks skills, give him/her some beer to design you such parts... Take designs to a CNC shop and get them to make them from aluminum with steel inserts!

nismo4life

Not a half bad idea haha. Thanks!

PureDrifter

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It would be a fully custom part.
No engineering student is going to put the time and effort into something like this just for beer, would be a paid gig.

Frankly if all you want is more lock just get some inner tre spacers.

nismo4life

Found out IS300 ones are the same. FIG's auto sells them, but I'm not going to swing $450 for a set so I'll just have to get a set welded. I do plan on running an inner tie rod end spacer too from Maverick Motorsports for $45.

PureDrifter

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what's the same? The spacers or the custom LBJ? I'm 99% sure they don't interchange.

I'll ask figs to chime in, he's got my old set of UCF20 LBJs kicking around his shop still I think.