Heim Joint play

[Canadian818]

At first I thought I had a bad wheel bearing, but after noticing I only had play up and down and not side to side I narrowed it down to one of the FFR supplied heim joints. Anyone else experience this? Any recommendations on a replacement? Speedway has a few options to choose from and I’m not sure what is an upgrade and what isn’t.

Thanks

[J R Jones]

Years ago I worked for QA1 when their primary product was rod ends sourced in China. Their claim to fame was rod ends with a plastic medium between the ball and the housing.
https://www.qa1.net/automotive/rod-ends-ball-joints/rod-ends

The advantage is two-fold, the plastic acts as a seal against dirt abrasion and as a resilient shock adsorber to reduce pounding-out of the ball/housing tolerance.
I have had good service from their products.
BTW cost is usually an upgrade.
BTW Resilient bushings in a suspension reduce "nervous" behavior at higher speeds and they reduce NVH in the chassis. Not all racing stuff is ideal for the street.
jim

[Canadian818]

Thanks Jim! Looks like there’s a dealer near me so that works out perfectly.

[Dave Tabor]

Here's my post on joint play:

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?43204-IRS-Rod-End-replacement

Moving all joints over to FKs soon.

Dave

[Rsnake]

FK rod ends are the goto units in the off road industry which tortures these things. My FFR unit was also making noise and with the FK it's all quiet.