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... Not sure about using the Afco ball joint on the street. They are a rebuildable race piece that require regular maintanence. If you don't mind that and are going to remove and inspect them annually, they may work for you. ...



I've installed and had to maintain the Howe upper ball joints on the race car I work on. They are smooth and low friction. Very cool. But they definitly need maintaince and checking. More than once a season with 19 races. The allen key lash adjusters sometimes move and you have to reset them. But if you want to play with different pin heights... world of choices.

http://www.howeracing.com/c-510-howe-precision-ball-joints.aspx

Now there probably are other tall ball joints that aren't a "take apart" design. Those probably don't need the attention as the Howe's do. But I'd lube then a lot more often.