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Postby lee771 on Thu May 11, 2017 3:48 pm

Hi guys
Since i washed My truck it sounds like I'm constantly running over a box of hamsters the front end where's the best place to get ball joints from? Seen some cheap ones on the bay but don't want to buy naff and have to do again in a month or so it's for my 2.0 96
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Re: Ball joints

Postby stretch on Thu May 11, 2017 5:26 pm

Got mine from eurocarparts they always have 20% off sales.
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Re: Ball joints

Postby Fronterror on Thu May 11, 2017 8:05 pm

Mine were from eurocarparts too and not had any problems with them yet, every couple of days they have a "special" 30% off and if you're lucky sometimes it's upto 53%
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Re: Ball joints

Postby lee771 on Thu May 11, 2017 8:54 pm

Cheers guys just had a look and euro are coming out at £113 for all 4

Millners are £80 ish for all 4 but have heard bad things about some millners stuff
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Re: Ball joints

Postby stretch on Thu May 11, 2017 9:54 pm

If your not in a hurry ecp have more sales than dfs so could always wait for bigger discount.
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Re: Ball joints

Postby stretch on Fri May 12, 2017 2:39 pm

And just like that they have another big sale on lol. The upper ones I bought delphi ones on ebay 16 quid each.
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Re: Ball joints

Postby lee771 on Fri May 12, 2017 6:25 pm

Awesome
thanks for pointing out the sale stretch got all 4 for £63 bargain!!!! Was just about to order from Bennett at £99.01
Was impeccable timing tbf

Thanks again
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Re: Ball joints

Postby lee771 on Tue May 23, 2017 8:56 pm

Well drove my girl in to the mechanics block at work today the guys who teach Inot there said no problem will be done by the end of the day.

Got a call at just before 12 asking me to go "have a look" turns out the good cheap buy from ecp are the wrong ones bottom ball joints were no issue and went straight on but top ones are the 4 bolt type were my car is on the change over and needs 3 bolt long story short my new ball joints will be here in the morning but I have to leave my girl on the ramp front end in bits!!
I swear I could hear her crying as I left to come home drive just don't look right with out her sat Out side my living room window
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Re: Ball joints

Postby stretch on Tue May 23, 2017 10:20 pm

Yeah mine are 3 bolt ones as well. Think the ecp site said check which fitment you have as well. Never mind you can take em back.
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Re: Ball joints

Postby lee771 on Tue May 23, 2017 10:46 pm

Tbf it's my fault I should have checked them when they arrived had them here a week should have checked just laziness least I will have her back tomorrow minus the squeek
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