Gotta5.0

Got some new lower ball joints for my 90. Is one suppose to be longer than the other?

redpony88

no, they may have given you one sn style ball joint

86HOGT

Exactly what I was thinking. And no they aren't...

Gotta5.0

would a longer one affect whether or not the car drives straight while letting go of the wheel. I replaced everything except I put the un even ball joints in, not realizing the difference. The only thing I think might be worn out is the rack and pinion, could that affect straight line driving?

Gotta5.0

ohh and i had it aligned, still pulled to the left(driverside)

redpony88

well if you put un-even ball joints in of course it'll pull.... the pivot point is wrong

Gotta5.0

im buying a new rack and pinion. what is the difference between one piece racks and two piece? does every 1990 come with the same one?

redpony88

first put in the right ball joints
then instead of getting a stock rack again, get a good one with a new pump. i have a agr rack and pump in my 83 with the 15:1 ratio the steering is so smooth

cammedlx

Pull could be a tire also,try switching the two front tires and see if the pull changes if so then you found the problem..Also did they tell you if the caster was good when you got the alignment?And a sn-95 ball joint is shorter then the fox because of the thinner spindles so i really don't know how you installed two different ball joints.

USMC1775

You mean one is longer than the other, both being the new ones you got, or you mean the new ones are longer than the old ones? I know that my X2s were a little longer than the stockers..