Ive thought about doing the BJ lift, but when you do that your increasing the angle of your tie rods quite a bit and putting alot more stress on the idler arm,
No problem with my TRE's... Well within spec. As for the idler arm, no, any additional stress would be negligible.
...also consider the increased stress on those bolts that attach to the upper control arm and the ball joint...
Increased stress on the ball joint bolts? Are you referring to some sort of shear loading? The spacer is taking the load (with a shear strength of a couple hundred thousand lbs) - the bolts are more or less just serving to keep the spacer in place & are plenty hardy. They aren't going anywhere.
...for $100 dollars they dont do much for performance,
This is where you get a <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> for talking out of your arse. Anytime you can increase wheel travel on IFS, it's a good thing.
i just bought some Sway-Away torsion bars and i cant say enough good thinks about them, probably the best $120 i spent on my truck yet...
Many (if not most) are already running aftermarket torsion bars, but with that said, torsion bars have
nothing to do with this topic... Those are your springs. The ball joint spacers are a lift. Yes, you can crank in additional ride height with torsion bars, but all you're doing is moving the static position of your control arms in relation to your bumpstops. The spacer increases the distance between.
Most folks have already cranked their torsion bars to level their rig, causing a stiffer ride. By adding a ball joint spacer, they can uncrank their bars to have a much more comfortable ride while still having same height or leave some crank in for even more. Personally, I'm currently at .75" over (uncranked .75" from my t-bars) and still have my control arms dead between my bumpstops.
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