Birkin: broke lower ball joint?

[randy g]

Broke lower ball joint today at track. Got it stopped without problem. what is latest fix?

randy

[slomove]

I believe the infamous ball joint vintage was about the top joint? Anyway you should check with the Birkinowners Yahoo Group.

[11Budlite]

Randy - I'm sure you probably have the weak lower ball joints (I think they had an M10 thread) that were failing on certain cars from the early 2000's. I had the lower control arms reinforced and the ball joints upgraded on my 2001 Birkin by Woody at MSI several years back. Unfortunately I don't know if he's still doing the upgrade because he no longer is a Birkin dealer. Here's a link to the installation of the upgraded balljoints: [/url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birkinowners/photos/album/421379067/pic/list

 

You might want to check with Dick Brink at Texas Motor Works to see what the latest options are: http://texasmotorworks7.com/

 

Glad you were able to stop without a problem!