acbateman Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Does anyone have any experience of updating their front suspension from trunnion to ball joint, and the cost involved? I am considering this from the safety point of view, finding oiling fiddly and hearing stories of trunnion failure (how common is that anyway?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Bucket Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Hello, I'm in the process of doing exactly this on my 1994 x/flow. I am also changing to the proper upper wishbone with camber adjustment and have changed the uprights (and the hubs to lightweight aluminium version) To get rid of the trunion, I think that the minimum you need is the upper and lower wishbone and the upright. This is because of differences in the upper ball joint fitting between the proper upper wishbone and the original single arm type. However, many on here are much more knowledgable about these things so we may get alternative views. Drop me an email offline if you want more details on prices etc. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morls Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Can I buy someone's left over uprights and trunnions please, mine are past their best, sad.gif see wanted section. Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I haven't looked recently, but the last time I priced this up, with adj top wishbones and new uprights plus new bottom wishbones the cost came to around £500 - £600. This I decided was not worth it. I have had trunnions for 11 years now, and no problems. It is possible to fit the newer top adj wishbones to a live axle (I have done it) and source the correct track rod ends (from a motor factor) that fit the original uprights. I couldn't come up with any sound reason to change apart from the oiling issue, which takes about 10 mins every 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morls Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Ignore him, do it, do it, sell the old oneswink.gif Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix.klauser Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 Should you be interested, I have a set of standard track wishbones and ARB for sale; see the "For Sale" section. You would still need Bilstein dampners (or canb yo keep the Spax?), uprights and possibly the springs. I think I know someone who might have a set of dampners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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