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

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Actually even the "American/Javelin" trunions are fine. as long as you watch them and maintain them.
Mine are fine, still ride on original bushings adn work nice and smooth. I lubed them a couple of years ago.
I have horizontal urethanes for them, but the orginals were nice, so I just cleaned everythign up and put it back toegther. 
  I've a spare set I wanted to have bronze bushed in the verticals and zerks fitting installed in. Just haven't got around to it, yet.
  As I stated in my first email.
It is the perception that it is a bad front end. The realitiy is far different if taken care of, even sporadically.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: 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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