ball joints

yeah i might do that i just want somthing that looks better then the stock colorado ugle ass ball joints

i wouldnt use those ones with the c-clip retainer for a control arm, doesnt look too safe.

They use the ones with the clip retainer in off road applications. That is constant abuse. I had that style in my old Toyota L/T setup and I never had a problem. They are expensive though.

Originally posted by WickedKustoms



A compnay called howe makes a screw in style ball joint that has around 70 degrees travel in them.Also the stock ball joint for a 04 chevy fullsize has 65 degrees as well.If u lookin to use a press in style.If u need any more info let me no.

Josh

70 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!let see some pics please.that can't be correct.

even 65 degrees is hard to believe.

I'm taking this from off road experience. In actuallity, you can have 360 degrees of rotation if you mount them like this-->



But you can still get some good movement if you mount them like this-->

BTW the first pic up there ^^^ is a spindle

www.race-dezert.com/skunkz/chet_huffman/77.jpg and www.race-dezert.com/skunkz/chet_huffman/33.jpg

Cut and paste the links or if someone wants to post for me. I'm thinking the clips in the uniballs are plenty strong enough for street use. All Trophy Trucks use uniballs on there suspensons.

i've seen that before i was actually going to do that but it turned out that it was'nt nesessary for me to do so. my tie rod is the only thing that binds in my application, but that only when i'm totally locked up higher than i ever need to be.
it just bugs me that it does bind.

that will be solved simply by converting to a 3/4" heim and high misalighnment inserts which will give me 35 degrees opposed to 26 on the stock one.

i still have to see this 70 degrees ball joint.

oh yeah, on the pick of the spindle,that system would of course limit the steering radius to 35 degrees but then again how much turning radius do we actually need or use?

Edited: 11/25/2005 11:02:10 AM by tooleyhc

For Steve^^^