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04-22-2021, 11:44 PM | #1 |
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55-57 Upper Ball Joint
Should a NOS 55-57 upper ball joint have the Ford script inside the oval? Any other identifying marks/part numbers? Thanks.
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04-23-2021, 11:03 AM | #2 |
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Re: 55-57 Upper Ball Joint
My '55 Ford that had original front end parts had the fomoco with an oval on the ball joints.
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04-23-2021, 03:12 PM | #3 |
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Re: 55-57 Upper Ball Joint
That's what I thought, but it's been a while since I worked on mine.
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04-23-2021, 03:30 PM | #4 |
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Re: 55-57 Upper Ball Joint
Where would the logo be on an upper ball joint?
I've got a pair of them out of a '55 but they're really filthy. Knowing where to look would be easier. |
04-23-2021, 05:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: 55-57 Upper Ball Joint
I just looked at one on ebay. The seller claims it's NOS, but no Ford script anywhere on the ball joint. There is a part/engineering number that begins with a "J", but I can't make out the rest. The number on mine also begins with J. I also have the same Ford box, but it's for the installation kit, not the ball joint itself.
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04-25-2021, 02:25 AM | #6 |
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04-27-2021, 10:12 PM | #7 |
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According to Gil Baumgartner (CTCI-Gil's Garage), the ball joints don't have the Ford logo. He would know.
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04-28-2021, 04:33 PM | #8 |
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Re: 55-57 Upper Ball Joint
Thompson Products predated the change to TRW. I've used those when available since they are as good as OEM. There were other companies like MOOG that manufactured steering and suspension replacement parts. Some of the parts even have cross over to other makes too. Unless it's in the original FoMoCo box with the correct part number, then it would be hard to say. Ford subcontracted a lot of replacement parts after production of a model changed.
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04-28-2021, 07:06 PM | #9 |
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Re: 55-57 Upper Ball Joint
Checker cabs used the same ball joint
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