Extended lower ball joints for NA/NB
Extended lower ball joints for NA/NB
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Description
Legal for NASA Spec Miata! The NASA rulebook will specify a Flyin' Miata part number.
Sold as a pair. One pair is needed per car.
Looking for more front camber, but are frustrated with slipping bushings or hampered by minimal spring clearance? Don't want to run a too-low ride height just to get enough negative camber? Here's your solution.
This extended lower ball joint bolts in place of the factory unit, but adds 3° of negative camber by pushing the bottom of the tire outboard. You'll gain clearance instead of losing it, and there's no chance they'll slip. Perfect for autocrossers or anyone looking to get as much negative camber as possible. If you want, you can even swap back and forth between these and stock units to change from street to track alignment without touching your alignment cams. At stock ride height, you'll be able to run between -.5° and -3.5° of camber.
With a forged body, they're stronger than OE parts. Made by the wizards at Bauer LTD and will fit all NA or NB Miatas. Includes the nut.
Be aware that the late NB upper control arms have some extra bracing that can rub on the shock body with certain alignment settings. After installing these ball joints and realigning your car to the desired specifications, please check your suspension for clearance.
Legal for SCCA STS class. Legal for NASA Spec Miata. +2 points for NASA TT/PT.
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Warranty
1 year
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Had these ball joints for a little less than 2 years with about 23k miles put on them, spirited daily driving a couple of autocross events, and they wore out. On top of that the warranty is only 1 year :\ Disappointed that these advertised for intense track use and autocross and such, yet don't seem to last with even just regular driving.
Sorry that you had a less-than-stellar experience with these! Thank you for reaching out to us so we could help sort out the issue and move forward with your Miata.
If you want to add the r-package tie rod end "package" note that it isn't a "package" as you would think, it's only one. Don't click the check box, go to the sub-page and add two to your cart or be disappointed on front end rebuild day. Otherwise competitive pricing, fast shipping at a reasonable price. Have yet to install because I'm now waiting on a tie rod end I'd assumed I'd already purchased. On mobile; may be better for computer users.
Note from FM: thanks for the feedback. We've changed the description to avoid this problem in the future. Sorry about the trouble.
Was extremely satisfied with the ammount of adjustment these gave me. without me needing to slam the front of my car to acheive my camber goals. However i installed these a little over a year ago and 1 side already has 3/8 of a inch of play and the other almost 1/2 a inch of play. I did what i could by adding grease fittings early in their life to try and extend the longevity but less then 10k miles and no more then 2 small track days later they need to be replaced.
Note from FM: Mario, we did have some problems with the early ones loosening up. Please contact us.
I was maxed out at -1.8º of camber up front on my FM springs and Konis yellows. I needed more camber to reduce sidewall wear at autocross. These ball joints look to be very high quality and they bolted right up. I was able to hit my camber targets and am no longer rolling over onto my sidewalls at autocross!
A couple tips from my install experience: Go straight to a ball joint separator. The pickle fork I had wasn't the right size or shape. 30 minutes and no success with the pickle fork vs. a minute with the ball joint separator. The other tip is to install the inboard bolt first. I tried getting it threaded when I had the outboard bolts loosely threaded and it was impossible to get lined up right.
I was maxed out at -1.8� of camber up front on my FM springs and Konis yellows. I needed more camber to reduce sidewall wear at autocross. These ball joints look to be very high quality and they bolted right up. I was able to hit my camber targets and am no longer rolling over onto my sidewalls at autocross!
A couple tips from my install experience: Go straight to a ball joint separator. The pickle fork I had wasn't the right size or shape. 30 minutes and no success with the pickle fork vs. a minute with the ball joint separator. The other tip is to install the inboard bolt first. I tried getting it threaded when I had the outboard bolts loosely threaded and it was impossible to get lined up right.
