# Inspection Question:

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inspection-question/52351>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 29, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inspection-question/52351 "2008-07-29T12:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inspection-question/52351/4 "2008-07-29T12:47:53Z")

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> [@NYSI second opinion](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nysi-second-opinion/47294/20):
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> Oh great the balljoint thing.
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> wanna know why balljoints are not part of inspection- 2 reasons
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> 1. theres no factory spec for what is allowable wear.
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> 2. back in the 60’s-70’s ball joints were part of inspection. Know what the inspectors did- they put a friggen 3 foot pry bar to the suspension and said see it’s bad. If you take a 3 foot pry bar to anything that has to have some play so it can move/swivel i’m pretty sure its gonna move.

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