Samurai_Blue
Yolo Whippin'
Hi all,
I recently installed my Buddy Club Extended Ball Joints which i purchased from RACELINE USA and was asked to do a review by a few guys on the board. First of all, some of you may be wondering what an extended ball joint is, and basically it makes the hub sit farther away from the lca improving suspension geometry. Here is the product description from Inline four.
Now, onto the review!
The installation of these are quite simple, if you have the ball joint tool its super easy, just undo the ball joint, and press them in. Simple. I ended up replacing a tie rod the same day, so I was in need of an alignment. I had it aligned to my spec, and my buddy said the numbers were all in "the green". My caster was corrected, etc. My caster has been off since i had an accident about a year ago where i bent an LCA and the ball joints seemed to have corrected that. When i get the car realigned again, ill confirm this for sure. Now, my alignment was -3 front camber, -2.7 rear camber with OEM spec caster and toe. I usually dont mess with the toe since i go about 2 track days without doing an alignment. My first impressions of this was of pure amazement. Before, i would turn the wheel the tiniest bit maybe 2mm and i wouldnt feel the car move, now I feel it move. The car feels a lot more planted and in general way better than it did before. It hoenstly feels like a brand new car. Its quite amazing.
On a side note, i have seen problems with these on people's cars who are slammed. I saw them in person.
DO i recommended these? Yes, especially if you do any sort of spirited driving or track driving.
What other brands are there? Spoon, i think BLOX, M Factory may still make one
I recently installed my Buddy Club Extended Ball Joints which i purchased from RACELINE USA and was asked to do a review by a few guys on the board. First of all, some of you may be wondering what an extended ball joint is, and basically it makes the hub sit farther away from the lca improving suspension geometry. Here is the product description from Inline four.
DISCLAIMER: This is my review, you may have different results, but these are mine and mine alone. This is also how i feel about them. So, if you say they "dont work" blah blah blah, sod off. Ill see a "real world" test with these in a week when I run an event at Thunderhill.
Now, onto the review!
The installation of these are quite simple, if you have the ball joint tool its super easy, just undo the ball joint, and press them in. Simple. I ended up replacing a tie rod the same day, so I was in need of an alignment. I had it aligned to my spec, and my buddy said the numbers were all in "the green". My caster was corrected, etc. My caster has been off since i had an accident about a year ago where i bent an LCA and the ball joints seemed to have corrected that. When i get the car realigned again, ill confirm this for sure. Now, my alignment was -3 front camber, -2.7 rear camber with OEM spec caster and toe. I usually dont mess with the toe since i go about 2 track days without doing an alignment. My first impressions of this was of pure amazement. Before, i would turn the wheel the tiniest bit maybe 2mm and i wouldnt feel the car move, now I feel it move. The car feels a lot more planted and in general way better than it did before. It hoenstly feels like a brand new car. Its quite amazing.
On a side note, i have seen problems with these on people's cars who are slammed. I saw them in person.
DO i recommended these? Yes, especially if you do any sort of spirited driving or track driving.
What other brands are there? Spoon, i think BLOX, M Factory may still make one
