Scoby4wd Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I have a Brat with bad ball joints. I looked on rock auto and all the ball joints listed are the same part numbers for the EA82 cars. I read that the ball joints are different from EA81 to EA82, so I was just wondering what people on this board had to say about it? Is there a different sournce for ball joints or a part number we know works on EA81 cars. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhelme Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Brats use the same ball joint as ea82 parts. Just look up your parts for an 83-84 Brat or any ea81 car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aba4430 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Go with Subaru part or this one. I just replaced mine a couple of months ago with the BA part. It is the Three Five brand from Japan and most likely the original part. Cheaper at RA if shipping does not get you. Brat Ball Joint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Subaru or OEM supplier. If you’ve never seen a ball joint fail catastrophically you can probably google it - it’s not a pretty sight or worth buying aftermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoby4wd Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 thanks Ive ordered some ball joints then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionstorm66 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Get a good ball joint tool, real easy to mess up stamped metal control arms trying to get stuck ball joints out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoby4wd Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Yeah I have one. Its works well, already did 4 joints on EA82 cars with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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