thehourg

my left front tire, when off the ground, i can place my hands at 9:00 and 3:00 on the tire and wiggle it, the other front tire i cant do this on? does anyone know what this is? i know that its not from being out of alignment, i tried to wiggle the other tire and nothing moved? does anyone know what this is?////////

ikeybmg

you need to replace the ball joints and tie rod ends, id throw some new a arm bushings in while i was at it. and asap as these can break and the wheel CAN come off!!

ttoppedaerocoupe

at the very least do tie rod ends. I think their called heim joints. Can anyone confirm that?

Liquid_02

You need an outer tie-rod on the left side, cost me $20 for mine so they aren't expensive, front-end stuff is cheap.

BTW the wheel won't come off, if a tie-rod breaks the whell will either turn in or out while your driving and send you for a hell of a ride, but that's it. Lower ball joint, if that were to pop out, then basically... you're going to cause a lot of damage to your under carrige and fender possibly. Your wheel will go as far out as your shock allows and then your coil spring might shoot out if you're un-lucky and anything else lower to the ground on that side of the car could be damaged, That as well will send you for a some-what entertaining ride.

thehourg

thanks alot guys for the info! it sucks cause im rebuiling my engine and i need every dollar, and this could not have come at a better time!lol oh well going fast does'nt mean anything if you dont have front wheels to drive on...