thanks Marc I'm reading through your posts there

So I'm procuring a xr4x4 ARB, I think 26mm with very used TCA with pinch bolt ball joints that look perished. I can't buy those new here. I want to use the ARB with the xr4x4 TCA and 4x4 cross member in a 2wd setup.

I was thinking to press out the old tattered XR4x4 pinchbolt ball joints and pressfit a generic and suitable screwnut type ball joint into the xr4x4 TCA. I would be using standard 2wd abs sapp hub knuckles (castle nut tightened) tobretain the wheel geometry. I'm not sure how the roll center would re-act but I'm hoping by not much.

I'm wondering if anyone has tried this level of engineering and setup.

Later when I'm ready to do my v6 4x4 conversion I already have 80% of my suspension fitted. The xr4x4 hubs I have but are in a poor state that needs rebuild. Then I would procure new suitable 4x4 pinchbolt pin type ball joints to press in the TCA to match up with the XR4x4 hub knuckle.
Note also procuring a set of poly bushes that can be reused

for the 26mm ARB to fit into the TCA polybush I'm going to use a thicker sleeved insert over the arm.

I had a set of polybushes made up for total R1400. Which is around 70 pounds for UK folk.

Rear set, main, inner, outer, and rear ARB
front set. Inner and outer tca

Sets to still procure: front ARB, front shock mounts, rear spring mount

and advise the ball joints mods for front TCA welcomed

Cheers