What's the difference between S13 and S14 lower control arms/ball joints?

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rjlong140
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I have a '95 S14 with four luggers. I am wondering if the S13 lower control arm/ball joint assembly ($55-$60) will work on my car, or do I have to buy the more expensive, but visually similar S14 units ($180-$220)? If I can use the older models, it would sure free up some cash for further upgrades!


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lca on s14's are slightly longer. If you plan on running some deep dish wheels in the front, with s14 lca's you should see an additional -0.5 degrees of camber on average versus the s13 lca's.

So in your case, you don't want the s13 lca's and should really get the s14 lca's.

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Hopefully someone sees this....A buddy of mine does custom suspension and told me he would customize my RLCA's so my camber isn't terrible like it is now. I'm running a set of deep dish 10.5" wheels in the back right now. I just want to have a spare set. Can I use the S13's or can I give him some S13's to modify? Trying to find the one's for my S14 are impossible.Thanks

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rjlong140
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orlandopowerline may have some used ones. George has a ton of stuff, and his prices a outstanding. He takes paypal and I get shipped stuff in a couple of days.


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