Ball joints underside up ?

[Capt Mark]

I am redoing the front end of my 70/240 being careful to label and bag everything as well as taking many photos. I picked up everything from the powder coater and started to reassemble when I noticed the photos were not inline with the book, it seems the brain surgeon that worked on the front end last assembled in opposite sides. Yes, the brake calipers were forward on the car also the ball joint were mounted on the bottom of the transverse links.

Ok, I got the brakes going in the right direction but mistakenly mounted the ball joints from the bottom of the transverse link. :stupid: It seem to clear every thing and actually cleans up the assembly. See attached

Does anybody see a problem with this assembly? Will be OK as is?

thanks for the input.

Capt Mark

[bpilati]

I guess this will stay off the road, huh?

[LanceM]

Powder coating looks nice!

With things mounted like that I would think you would have increased bump steer, you have changed the geometry of the lower arm and actually moved it up by the thickness of the ball joint. My vote would be to take the time and do it right by the book, the engineers had a reason for doing it the way they did...

[Capt Mark]

After looking at it long and hard I sucked it up and re-did the ball joints correctly, just because someone was an idiot that is no reason to be an idiot.

I can now do ball joints in under an hour.......

Lance thanks for your opion you are right they built it that way for a reason....

Capt Mark

[bpilati]

Ditto that, Nissan engineers knew what they were doing, have faith. They designed the Z didn't they?

Oh sorry, it was Al....j/k.