After some research Fiat had a lot of ball joint failures with the first design and have increased the size of the housing to strengthen the part. The Mangusta uses the same ball joints as the early Fiat 124 sedan which has the pushrod engine. This might explain why the ones I got were 3 mm wider at the base.
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