suspention ball joints.

If you can find a part number, get them to install in your Pantera, and then let the rest of us know about it, you will be the first who has managed to do so.

I do agree, the tightwad De Tomaso, who sourced all sorts of other items from everywhere, certainly did not tool up for new ball joints ....but what they came off of is not known.

Good luck.

Larry

They may have been used on some other Italian model, maybe Maserati, but whatever it was is probably just as limited production if not more so than the Pantera. Thus, no cost savings.

Wasn't there an outfit in Cali that did billet suspension arms and used common off the shelf and inexpensive balljoints? This would probably be the way to go. Bite the bullet early in the restoration process.

I think the vendor's aftermarket suspension pieces all go with the original (read expensive) ball joints..

Check E-bay. I recently bought a pair as a spare and paid 60.00 for them. A friend also bought a pair on E-Bay for 56.00.

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Check E-bay. I recently bought a pair as a spare and paid 60.00 for them. A friend also bought a pair on E-Bay for 56.00.

I've seen the auction, I think. Weren't those tie rod ends, not ball joints?

Larry

Coz, those sound like a great deal. Which balljoint was it?

The upper front ball joint is the one that will bite you at $389 each. The upper rear and lower fronts are "cheaper" at around 300 or so for the pair. Vendor pricing..

Josh

Cory Gehling has upper front ball joints available for $199.95 each, much better than the $370 -$390 each the other vendors are asking. Cory's number is: 608-849-9878

Yes, my mistake. Sorry JK...They were tie rod ends.....

Thanks for the correction Larry.

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Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:

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Check E-bay. I recently bought a pair as a spare and paid 60.00 for them. A friend also bought a pair on E-Bay for 56.00.

I've seen the auction, I think. Weren't those tie rod ends, not ball joints?

Larry

Roland you can ship them to Arnhem Holland right ? I have a friend coming to NY on 12-22 if we get a count I could pruchase them and you ship them to Arnhem and then he brings them on the plane into the US ?

Ron

Absolutely Roland,
Seen may parts you have that are priced right, but the shipping cost, which is not your fault, is a killer.

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Originally posted by pantera874:
Too bad, that shipping from here is so expencive, we sell the set of tie rods for 39.00 and the set of lower balljoints for 125.00

Roland I need a price on 8 ball joints ( fronts and rears uppers and lowers) and ite rod ends. Care to quote the package? Then I will get you the address to ship to in Arnhem.

Ron ronmarl@optonline.net

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Originally posted by DJEZC:
Cory Gehling has upper front ball joints available for $199.95 each, much better than the $370 -$390 each the other vendors are asking. Cory's number is: 608-849-9878

Collector's Choice sounds like the place to go! Thanks.

I have designed housings for the front upper and lower ball joints that will increase the caster angle by about 3 deg. The ball joints are simmilar to the Ford Torrus but have a different stud, or pin. I am trying to get a special order through, so that these can be marketed through PI. Still working on the price but will keep you posted. The ball joints can be push out of the housings for replacement and the ball joint itself is lub for life. I am looking into using Kevilar bearings for durability reasons. How much demand is out there for these ball joints.