Re: [Amc-list] A front suspension idea!

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

-- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

re: ball joints

> their major advantage now is that parts - at least more of them - are
> easier to find than for the trunnion setups.

But but ... trunnions don't need replacing every 50K - 100K miles...


> " I know that the 64-69 AMX type trunnion has problems; I've not torn one
> " down, but there's some weird rubber part that wears badly, and I don't
> know  " how good aftermarket urethane replacements hold up.
>
> iirc the best aftermarket replacement is made from uhmwpe.  this is
> polyethylene with a molecular weight around 3 million - for
> comparison, motor oil is about 30.  i have a sample somewhere around
> here, postcard size, 1/4" thick.  it -clinks- when you drop it, very
> hard.  it's still polyethylene-slick.

I'll have to make a point to look at these front ends.

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