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Old 11-15-2008, 01:04 PM
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Big Questions about Ball Joint Spacers.

They can go on ifs trucks??

And wheres the best site and cheapest.

And who makes the best ones.??
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Old 11-15-2008, 01:16 PM
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USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD(or any other invisible being that you pay homage to), MAN!!!!!

THIS TOPIC IS COVERED ALMOST DAILY.

4Crawler makes them, that is where i plan to get mine.

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Originally Posted by Countryhick
They can go on ifs trucks??

And wheres the best site and cheapest.

And who makes the best ones.??
1) Yes they are made for IFS rigs.
2)http://www.sdori.com/SDORI_Products.html and http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...ntSpacer.shtml
3) As to who makes the best........ I'll let them tell you about their products.

I bought mine from 4crawler and like them. Since they are all made out of aluminum I think that one vendor is probably as good as another. Oh and they are easy as pie to install.
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USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD(or any other invisible being that you pay homage to), MAN!!!!!

THIS TOPIC IS COVERED ALMOST DAILY.
Speaking of which..... whats the biggest tire I can run on a stock rig and do I need to regear?
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Speaking of which..... whats the biggest tire I can run on a stock rig and do I need to regear?
do you want to cut or not? the biggest tire with the least amount work is 33x10.50. You only have to hammer the pinch weld back a bit. next step is to lift the truck or do a small body lift. I don't like body lifts, just doesn't seem right to me for some reason.

Right now, i am driving back and forth across the mountain passes with my truck. (31's, and 4.56 gears) My truck is not in the power band at 60. when i am running around 70 it sits right at about 3100 and it can go right along. When i hit the hills in fifth it won't hold 60, i have to down shift. If I had 31's and i was to re gear i would put 4.88's in it. yeah top speed would be lower, but in a top heavy 4runner with soft suspension, i don't really like going more that 70 anyway. if i had 33's, i would put 5.29's in it.
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do you want to cut or not? the biggest tire with the least amount work is 33x10.50. You only have to hammer the pinch weld back a bit. next step is to lift the truck or do a small body lift. I don't like body lifts, just doesn't seem right to me for some reason.

Right now, i am driving back and forth across the mountain passes with my truck. (31's, and 4.56 gears) My truck is not in the power band at 60. when i am running around 70 it sits right at about 3100 and it can go right along. When i hit the hills in fifth it won't hold 60, i have to down shift. If I had 31's and i was to re gear i would put 4.88's in it. yeah top speed would be lower, but in a top heavy 4runner with soft suspension, i don't really like going more that 70 anyway. if i had 33's, i would put 5.29's in it.

Bro I was kidding about the question, reallly. I thought the little "" would let you know I was joking.

Nice response though.
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Bro I was kidding about the question, reallly. I thought the little "" would let you know I was joking.

Nice response though.
sorry hahaha. i didn't notice the booty shake hahaha.

thank you. I got that one right off the top of my head. written it too many times. lol
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sorry hahaha. i didn't notice the booty shake hahaha.

thank you. I got that one right off the top of my head. written it too many times. lol
Yeah I can read one that says "what's the best lift for my truck" and my dang fingers do the dance on the keyboard before I can stop them.
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Yeah I can read one that says "what's the best lift for my truck" and my dang fingers do the dance on the keyboard before I can stop them.
yeah no kidding
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i have a set, used them for about 2 months. sas in progress so i dont need them anymore, bought them from 4crawler. $80 shipped. and you only need 3 cuts to fit them, i dont know why people keep hacking their a-arms to hell for these things.
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Make sure to port your CV boots, as BJ spacers cause the axles to droop further. Either that, or you could use tougher stainless CV boots. Search "porting CV boots" or "stainless steel CV boots".














Wait, you should have searched in the first place. In about half you other threads, people have told you to search.

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porting CV boots? Haven't heard that 1 before. Guess I'll go search that....lol
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porting CV boots? Haven't heard that 1 before. Guess I'll go search that....lol
It prevents the CVs from tearing. All you do is take a box cutter to the boot, and voila, the boot will never tear.
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, I see said the blind man to the naked blonde.....
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