Very nice. Did you also need to install a bump steer tie rod end too?
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No, it was designed to fit the stock arms. Press out the old ball joints and the sleeve slides right in. The collar and threaded extended ball joints are what is used in the build of the Ford Racing arms. It is a hybrid style ball joint that was made specifically for the Boss 302 r/s cars built by Watson. Here are a couple of pictures from when I did it.
Are the collars stainless? Is tig the smarter option? My buddy who will help me is a fantastic mig welder, his tig skills are.... “fine”. Lol. I can get them tig welded one way or another though.No, it was designed to fit the stock arms. Press out the old ball joints and the sleeve slides right in. The collar and threaded extended ball joints are what is used in the build of the Ford Racing arms. It is a hybrid style ball joint that was made specifically for the Boss 302 r/s cars built by Watson. Here are a couple of pictures from when I did it.
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They are not stainless and you could probably mig weld them in. I didn't trust my welding skills for this one and the person that welded them preferred tig. He said it was less likely to warp the sleeves.Are the collars stainless? Is tig the smarter option? My buddy who will help me is a fantastic mig welder, his tig skills are.... “fine”. Lol. I can get them tig welded one way or another though.
They are not stainless and you could probably mig weld them in. I didn't trust my welding skills for this one and the person that welded them preferred tig. He said it was less likely to warp the sleeves.
Running a bead all the way around the bottom flange was probably overkill since the factory ball joints were pressed in, but the welds look really good and the ball joints threaded right in. I almost hated to cover them with the powder coat.Your welder pulled a bead around the entire collar as well, which was doable because of the TIG. The Boss arms are spot welded in about 4-5 places (can’t recall exactly without looking), which is probably the preferred method with MIG to resist warping the sleeve.
It seems to be dependent on the year the car is. 2011 and early 2012 cars seem to have issues, with late 2012-14 not. I just ordered a boss rack in anticipation of having the problem as my car is one of the first 12’s to roll off the line and I will be going Delrin bushings.When your installing these urethane bushings did any of you get the shuddering from the steering ? I wouldnt want to install the buahings on stock arms and have to buy a $1k rack.
From my research, “no”. I think it is in fact possible to do, but it seems as though dealers “don’t know how”. If you have a buddy who works at a dealer with access to the IDS tool and can pull down software, I bet it’s doable. But I have not seen anyone have success by rolling into their local dealer and trying.I have a 2012. Not sure on the build date. I use my car for drifting, and I prefer the self steering most prevalent in comfort mode. I have done poly bushings before and I know how much the suck, but tighter steering would be nice. Is there any way to just update the racks software ?