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 Ball joint spacers?
#942565
04/28/09 06:09 AM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 246
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Wheeler
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Few of my friends have done this on the Toyota's and asked me if we can do it to ours. Is there any reason we can't?
92 Galant vr4 11.17at132mph
98 Montero 2.5"lift,33/10.50/15,15x8procomp wheels.
trail-gear rock sliders,ARB front bumper,Warn m8000 winch. Piaa lights.
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Re: Ball joint spacers?
[Re: Brianawd]
#942566
04/28/09 11:55 AM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,712
Roll Me Over
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There are kits over in OZ for the upper joint. No reason you can't drop yours to the bottom of the arm.
Cheers, Charlie
If It ain't broke, Modify it!
87 Montero turbo Converted back in Spring1989
95 Montero SR 3.8 DOHC Only one?
93 Pajero 3 door 6G75 Mivec with paddle shifted 5 speed
Then a Gen2 SR with full coil independent suspension.
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Re: Ball joint spacers?
[Re: OldColt]
#942567
04/28/09 03:58 PM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 1,664
Body Damage is Cool
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Well, there is a reason. Dropping ball joint under arm you going from uber-strong setup, practically bomb prof, to fairly marginal. If you plan to do anything serious with you truck I would be pretty cautious. Street cruising is OK. Otherwise you open up to potentially ripping ball joint off upper arm and/or CV popping out of hub or differential.
I've seen both happen. First one is definitely more disastrous.
92 SR, 285/75R16 Yoko MT ARB locker GAST compressor AirLift 1000 MM10500 Snorkel custom rear bumper
02 Montero LS died protecting the master
08 PowerWagon (stock!)
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Re: Ball joint spacers?
[Re: Alex Kogan]
#942568
04/29/09 06:35 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2
Need a Spot
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hi there
this is from new zealand
i have a 91 swb 2.5tdi on 33 40mm lift plus many more mods
i have done a ball joint flip as we say which entails removing the top ball joint and putting a spacer between it and the top A arm this puts the ball joint below instead of no top
no problems at all and i go ultra hard my main problem is breaking rear trailing arm
cheers TC
swb 2.5tdi
33" muds-50mm body lift-40mm OME rear coils-2.5"exhuast-ball joint flip-snorkel-unifilter air cleaner-added bonnet scoop for intercooler-ARB rear locker
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