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[Tristan Smith]

Ding ding ding!!

And now, for the $64,000 question...

"But everyone's doing it, and it's been this way for years...it should be legal!"

And slipparooni, down the slope we go.

Wow you guys don't know what the hell you are talking about. First off, as a former 240sx racer, I replaced all the rubber suspension bushings with spherical bushings (bearings). There is still a ball joint on the lower control arm that is stock. Completely in compliance with the rules. And all of the 240 guys I know did the same thing.
The reason spherical bearings are used is because as the suspension moves through it's arc, the bushings twist in two planes. Usually this is accomplished with the rubber compressing or flexing. Now if you were to replace these bushings with say solid material, like delrin, then the suspension would bind.
As far as I know there is no issues with the ball joints binding. And if there was, more than likely you have lowered the car so much that your roll center is 6 inches underground anyway.

Trust me, if there was an easier, cheaper way to fix that issue, I would be all over it.

[lateapex911]

Wow you guys don't know what the hell you are talking about. First off, as a former 240sx racer, I replaced all the rubber suspension bushings with spherical bushings (bearings). There is still a ball joint on the lower control arm that is stock. Completely in compliance with the rules. And all of the 240 guys I know did the same thing.

Read back carefully Tristan. We made those statements in reaction to the claim that the lower ball joint WAS replaced, therefor the "Ball joint is a bushing" rule was 'sound', and that "If you can do it in the back you can do it in the front" logic was getting trotted out.

Our comments were, IF that's actually what is going on under those cars, then, the next argument would be: "But it's been done this way for years..." bla bla bla.

Our point was ...tough sh!t.

[JeffYoung]

Jake, I'm pretty sure Tristan was referring to the guy who said "All 240sx guys are doing this" when (and he should know) Tristan makes it clear they are not.

It still boggles my mind that anyone would consider a ball joint a "bushing" that is free, and really disappointing that this seems to be an accepted "fix" on those 325s that were already kicking my ass a few years back.