Ball Joints

[Guest Riggs]

Alright well, i already have aftermarket upper control arms, and they are still too short so i was wondering if i dropped the ball joints down. i was going to put the ball joint on the bottom and space it down about 1-2" that way the upper control arm would be closer to level which would make it ride much much better take the pressure off the ball joint........

 

i didnt find anybody that make any of these products, so i was going to have one of my dads, freinds machine shop make some for me out of aluminum.

[2000DV4.8]

 

Holy CRAP dude, those are probably the worst CV angles I've ever seen. That is ridiculously unsafe. There is way too much stress on your tie rods, CV's, and ball joints, and those angles would explain why you've been having so much trouble with your idler arm breaking. You're going to be wearing everything out extremely fast, and the CV's are NOT designed to operate at such extreme angles. If you want the truck up that high, get a lift kit, don't just crank the shit out of the t-bars. Judging by the uneven tire wear, you've already got some worn out ball joints, and some alignment issues. Please de-crank.

[Guest Riggs]

when i drop the ball joints down i am going to replace both upper ball joints,

 

and i will be running it like this, the idler arm has never broken btw, it just gets worn out extremly fast, but since half the tire is barley touching the ground, after fixing that should make it last a very long time.......

[alaska511]

Have you EVER had this on an alignment rack, and been given some advice? Get an aftermarket lift kit...holy shit man

[Guest Riggs]

yes i have had it aligned...... its not really that bad the wheels are turned slightly thats why i didnt take pic of the other side cause you could tell from the wheel

[2000DV4.8]

when i drop the ball joints down i am going to replace both upper ball joints,

 

and i will be running it like this, the idler arm has never broken btw, it just gets worn out extremly fast, but since half the tire is barley touching the ground, after fixing that should make it last a very long time.......

 

 

Even if you drop your ball joints down, your tie rods and CVs will still be at horrible angles, and wear out very quickly. The CVs were not designed to operate at those angles, and if they're constantly spinning outside of their specs, you're going to replacing they very often. The tie rods are also not designed to be at such harsh angles. If you bust a tie rod end when you're going down the road, you just lost all control of the truck. That's not fun at all, it happened to my friend in an S10, and the truck was totalled.

 

There's a reason lift kits are made with differential drop brackets, and and new cross members. It's because the stock components are not meant to be operating at extreme angles, and in order to lift the truck, you need to adjust for those things. When stuff is at or past it's limitations, it breaks. Spending the money for the lift will be more expensive up front, but in the long run, it will save you lots of time, frustration, and money.

[Guest Riggs]

i have a 2" differential drop kit to go on as well, chill out i used them this way all winter and had no problems.

[TooTall1]

Some people just have to learn things the hard way I guess

[Christine-C.S.C]

Riggs don't listen to them. I've run my truck with the tbars maxed out for the last 4 years. I've yet to replace a cv boot or idler arm.

My 1995 silverado road with maxed out t bars going on 12 years still no broke idler arm replaced two boots.

[Guest Riggs]

my truck doesnt even have the t-bars maxed out....

 

 

can we get back to the main question.... Will dropping the ball joints have any ill effects if its only done about 1-2"