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Old May 31, 2007 | 03:37 AM
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Ball Joint spacers.

I know they are cheap but I have a machinist buddy who will make them for me for free.Anyone have a detailed drawing of the spacers? Also, all I ever see are the upper BJ done.I would think this changes the upper/lower arms so they are no longer parallel? Would it not be better to space the lower down the same amount?
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Old May 31, 2007 | 04:53 AM
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I dont think so, i believe the reason they only make the uper ones is bc the point of the bj spacer is to gain suspension down travel
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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I think it's just easier to do it on the top - all you're really doing is spreading the outside end of the control arms apart, so it doesn't matter if the spacer is on the top or bottom...
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Old May 31, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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There's a web site www.tkoffroad.com that has a drawing of a spacer. All you need is a ball joint and use that as a template. Thats what I did.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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The spacer goes on the upper arm since that is where the torsion bar connects.
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...ml#Description
If you put a spacer on the lower ball joint, all you would do is spread the control arms farther apart with no benefit.

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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 4Crawler
The spacer goes on the upper arm since that is where the torsion bar connects.
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...ml#Description
If you put a spacer on the lower ball joint, all you would do is spread the control arms farther apart with no benefit.
then what about the 2wd's? the torsions attach to the lower arm but the spacers still go on the upper ball joint.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Putting a spacer on the bottom would do nothing but drop your control arm closer to the ground.

The spacer goes under the top because thats the only way for it to "lift" the front end up.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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Putting on the bottom mite lower the front, by pushing the spindle up?
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Old May 31, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Perhaps on a 2wd, but on a 4wd it would do nothing.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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then what about the 2wd's? the torsions attach to the lower arm but the spacers still go on the upper ball joint.
I'm pretty sure the 2WDs have the torsion bar attached to the upper a-arm as well.
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by treknwil
...mite...
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 04:21 AM
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then someone put my truck together wrong....


EDIT: yeah i know its dirty but i went through the desert a few times last week and havent hosed it off yet.

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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert m
then someone put my truck together wrong....


EDIT: yeah i know its dirty but i went through the desert a few times last week and havent hosed it off yet.
lol. very nice. thats probally worse than mine. but it rained 2day. finally... time to get durty!! woo
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