MAZDA/Toyota cando arms important question

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MAZDA/Toyota cando arms important question
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Hey guys
Trying to do some research about the moogs ball joints used on the cando Mazda to Toyota drop spindle control arms .

Do the ball joints have to be spaced at all ( eg does the nut for the ball joint hold the spindle with out the need for a spacer between the spindle and the nut )

I got to run a few things past the engineer before he lets me go ahead with these
idminitrucker (jason) avatar
idminitrucker (jason)
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As far as i know they are not moog ball joints they are just a aftermarket ball joint. (you could double check with steve to make sure)They are just screw in ball joints from a chrysler. But on mine they do need a spacer between the nut and the spindle. the ball joints come with a thick washer but its not enought to get it tight and keep the castle part low enough for the cotter pin to go threw the hole. I havent tried to drill a new hole yet but its on my list.
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Would you mind posting a photo of them installed up ?

Ill show him but I dare say I will have to make my own ( don't you just love Australia lol)
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Well mine are kustomwerks so they are a little bit different. steve made some improvements to them not sure how different they are. but Ill try and get a pic of it tomorrow.
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Cheers for that

I'm just really intreasted to see how far the Chrysler ball joint gets spaced to fit the Toyota spindle
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It fits pretty good. I've got them as well ( custom werks) but from what I know they are close to the same. But I will recommend. Bending the lca some it will give you a shit load more movement. I bent mine 14 degrees