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B.J. flip #804227 04/10/07 08:31 PM

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 53

sac town CA

silver94sr Offline

Getting the Wheeling Fever

I have been considering this, but after searching and reading through a lot of old posts, I am a little more unsure about it.

So my main question is. Has anyone done a ball joint flip and not broken any thing? If so, did you do anything different to prevent the front end parts from breaking?

Second question. Has any one had the ball joint break loss from the lower part of the arm after the flip?

Thanks
Chris

1994 Montero SR 101,000 JDM 3.5
2" BL, 2.5" Valley Springs Rear Coils
BFG's 33x12.5 MT

Re: B.J. flip [Re: silver94sr] #804228 04/11/07 03:04 PM

Joined: Mar 2006

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Hamburg MI

cmonty72

Trail Leader

Chris, I have considered this mod as well. I might do it when my Montero is a dedicated trail rig.

The thing I'm concerned about is dropping the CV at such an angle while under power. I'm a big fan of keeping the CV at a reasonable angle.

If you do decide to flip the BJs, throw out the exhisting bolts and replace them with grade 8 hardened bolts. When the ball joint is flipped it puts a bunch of added stress on the bolts.

-Chris <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

96 Montero LS 24V DOHC 3.0L.
98 Montero 24v SOHC 3.5L, factory rear locker, Winter/tow package.
63 Jaguar XKE 3.8L FHC
2000 Mercedes-Benz e430
07 fj cruiser

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