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Old 2007-01-10, 02:20 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
So it looks like their widget clamps on to the ball joint boss and provides a new mounting point lower down for an OE ball joint? Sounds good, although I couldn't judge how strong or reliable the new assembly would be without looking at one on a spindle up close.
The ball joint extenders are reported to kick ass:

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I spoke with Javid last night about the "safety factor" and apparently we "underestimated" a bit with our safety factors, so these things are even stronger then we though. Basically, we are using twice the safety factor that engineers use to design *airplane* parts
...but the tie-rod extenders fail.
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