Rear ball joints Evo 8 - aftermarket solutions

[SilentPlanet]

Hey guys Greetings from Germany!
This is my first thread/message in this forum. If you like I can also introduce myself in a separate thread!

I'm planning to restore the rear axle of my Evo 8 in the coming month and I assume many of the EVO drivers in the UK already did this in the last years!

I want to replace all 6 rear ball joints and want to avoid replacing the whole suspension arm, as intended by greedy Mitsubishi

Found following aftermarket solutions:

Hardrace or Febest (both quite expensive) and RoadNutz provided by a UK based shop named "spring-loaded". Has anyone fitted the RoadNutz joints on his Evo for a longer time and can recommend them? I want to avoid replacing the ball joints after a few thousand miles due to bad quality.

Thanks for your help

[madmatt]

I went for hardrace. Haven't installed them yet, but honestly for such an important part of the car, I would choose quality over price.

[2+barplease]

Spring Loaded is a company owned by Viamoto, I have just bought from them every bush and ball joint for the rear axle. I spoke to one of the owners about the ball joints and they're not some chinese junk they're manufactured in the UK and as far as I can see they are well made.



Febest make quality OEM parts.

[SilentPlanet]

Originally Posted by 2+barplease

Spring Loaded is a company owned by Viamoto, I have just bought from them every bush and ball joint for the rear axle. I spoke to one of the owners about the ball joints and they're not some chinese junk they're manufactured in the UK and as far as I can see they are well made.



Febest make quality OEM parts.

Thanks for your help. That's what I wanted to hear and I have more trust into the product now! I will give it a shot Will keep you posted in case I'm not happy.

[Jim Salter]

Originally Posted by 2+barplease

Spring Loaded is a company owned by Viamoto, I have just bought from them every bush and ball joint for the rear axle. I spoke to one of the owners about the ball joints and they're not some chinese junk they're manufactured in the UK and as far as I can see they are well made.



Febest make quality OEM parts.

Think Viamoto are the guys that were Camskill (parts not tyres) - might be wrong on that, didn't know they owned a manufacturing g company