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Old 11th October 2018, 06:45 PM
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Default Talon front upper wishbones

Hi I have a set of talon wishbones to fit a TMXR chassis,
I’m using the mx5 front uprights so I’ll need a pair of ball joints to connect them.
The problems I’m having are,
1- which ball joints do I need?
2- the wishbones are threaded differently, one is M16 and the other is M14.
Is there a reason for this or am I missing something?
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Old 11th October 2018, 09:44 PM
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Hi on my Talon wishbones with mx5 uprights I used mx5 bottom ball joints
And BMW 3 series top, mine wasn't a Talon chassis so I don't know if the wishbones are the same.
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Old 12th October 2018, 06:01 AM
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Hi Mick,
Do the series 3 bmw ball joints have odd threads, which year?
Many thanks
Ben
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Old 12th October 2018, 06:04 AM
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The talon chassis uses ‘book’ wishbone bracket positions.
Did you have to team the uprights to fit the bmw ball joints?
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Old 12th October 2018, 09:21 AM
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Hi no my chassis is the book chassis with the Saturn alterations, it doesn't need any reaming it's the track rod end that you use, I don't remember the year but I think the 3, 5 series are the same but you will have to check.
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Old 12th October 2018, 01:19 PM
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