So yeah been going over every little thing with the car getting it ready for the track and have run into a few issues. The one I cant seem to run down is the cracking boot on the CUSCO Upper A-Arm ball joint. Does any one know how to replace the boot on the joint.

As of right now the car isnt being driven because of wheel stud issues and there is no play in the ball joint it self so Im realy looking to replace the boots before things get out of hand. Any one know if I can get these boots any where? Im still looking arround? I realy dont want to have to by a new set of A-arms because of something thats easy to fix.

Thanks for your help.

EDIT: Found this replacement ball joint from moog at partstrain.com. http://www.partstrain.com/ShopByDepa...pension/NISSAN Now I just need to get the specs on the ball in the cusco A-Arm.

 

Energy suspension also has some universal boots , just look them up on the site.

 

Cusco does not sell replacement boots, they offer full replacement ball joints that include boots - we have them in stock I believe, and they are $119 per side for the full assembly

 

Does the CUSCO replacement include the ball seat as well?

 

not sure what you mean by the ball seat but as mentioned, it is the complete ball joint assembly that bolts to the a arm

 

If you check in the DSM FAX-4 you will see what Im talking about. All ball joints ride in the cup but there is a liner in that cup that is usualy a harder smoother surface than the cup it self. This is to prevent premature wear and a replacement surface if you need to change out a ball joint. Think of it as the cartilige in your rotator cuff. The shoulder is a ball joint and the ball seat is the cartilige.

 

I have no idea what a DSM FAX-4 is, all I can tell you is that as mentioned it is the complete ball joint assembly - the entire silver/black portion that bolts into physical arm, it is sold only as an assembled unit with the ball joint and boot

 

The DSM FAX-4 is the Diagnostic Service Manual from Nissan and FAX-4 is the Front Axel section page 4. The manual is broke down into several specific systems then into section of each system. Any who thats beside the point.

I started thumbing through some pictures I took when I installed the Cusco A-arms and saw that the ball joint assembley is a seperate portion all together like you were saying. It appears to be connected to the A-arm by 6 alen fasteners. So its modular.


For postarity sake and clarity for any one that is following for some odd reason I've attached the pictures I came accross.

I will see how the energy boots work. If there is any play in the joint then I'll be giving you a call for the joints. They realy dont seem to be greased or or have any ports to grease them. That and the rubber they used seemed to be proned to dry rotting. Hopefuly they fixed that.

 

They mimic a stock setup, which also has no grease fittings. Using grease every once in a while, as you would on any other bushing, is standard procedure for any such areas to help improve life.