In the last 13 years, ive had them from Minispares, Huddersfield, and someone else who I forget, and none of them have been particularly good. One of them the grease paths on the spindly bit, was formed with what looked like a grinder, rather than being a proper grease channel.
I have tried lapping the joints before inserting too, just enough to take the high spots off, as they can bind on certain angles otherwise. However one lot I got needed no shims (ideally needed negative shims!) in order to get the right clearance. Ended up having the shave the back of the nut off.
The quality has just been all over the place.
I just fitted some of the Delta Mini 2023 joints, and I am hoping and praying they are going to be good. I am just sick to death of buying crap and having to fix them all the time. I am going to be disapointed if they end up being bad, as they are damn expensive.
Doesnt matter how much you grease the standard ones, some of them are just utter rubbish.
Ive done 29,000km since building the mini in 2009, and I think I have had to change the joints 4 times with new ones, and shimmed each at least once (if they permit it). The quality has just been horrible.
I know Delta Mini does the standard shim joints, but a 'higher quality'. If these maintenance free ones end up being horrible, I guess I will try those. Dont know what else to try.
I do have a vtec mini with coilovers, so its a bit harder on joints than standard I guess, however the geometry is 100% a match for stock as I built the subframe with jigs off the original frame, so not sure.
Edited by WanaGo, 24 April 2023 - 07:08 AM.
