multicar

Anyone know what they improved on the lower ball joints. I see two different part numbers listed for them...plain and improved.
TIA,
Doug
'96 z28

NOSCaMaRo

I used the Problem Solver if that helps.

Z06Z28

what website are you looking at? I'm installing the "problem solver" product line.

multicar

Looking at:
MOOG Part# K6145, lower ball joint
and
MOOG Part# K6145T, lower ball joint, Enhanced design
Doug

Z06Z28

I was trying to look that up for you and then got curious myself...I still can't find anything online so I'll have to call around. I have a set of new ball joints and couldn't extract any part numbers. I can't even find any MOOG related websites.

jkipp84

Looks to me like he was on Rock Auto's site. The first one (K6145) is discontinued, it says to use the other (K6145T).

Bawls

Im running the K6145T's with no problem. Picked them up from Sam Strano

agent z28

The enhanced design uses a more effective lubrication system. I just installed a couple a few weeks ago and they are far superior to the factory pieces. I have always had good luck with Moog and would recommend you spend the extra few bucks.

DWoodAudio

Anyone have trouble installing the 6145T's in the lower arms? I've heard stories about them being slightly oversized to fit control arms that are worn out, which is not a problem with my LCA's.

Just curious, hate to end up having to pull the arms off the car to make the socket holes bigger.

telesquirrel

I have some k6145t's I bought today for my 2001 Camaro. The diameter is .015" larger than the oem ball joints that came out, but the od is knurled. If it weren't knurled I'd feel kinda hopeless about getting them into the control arm, but because they are I'm trying. Using one of those press tools the parts stores rent out. We'll see how it goes.

telesquirrel

So this all worked out pretty well. What I ended up doing was taking about a 1.5" diameter stone in a drill motor and grinding off the knurls. Grinding around the diameter, just until the knurl went away got me back to the diameter of the ball joints that came out. I didn't want to grind or hone the id of the control arm because that seemed like it would weaken it ever so slightly.