Flippin ball joints

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Flippin ball joints
trkluver avatar
trkluver
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When flippin ball joints on a mazda do you have to redrill the spindle to fit the taper of the joint
cookiemonster13 avatar
cookiemonster13
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no you dont literally flip them, you put them on top of the control arm instead of on the bottom.
roadracer avatar
roadracer
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but you do need to grind down nd cut where the lower sits in the lca. you have to do this to allow the bj to fit back in
trkluver avatar
trkluver
+1y

Oh i see now i feel stupid. everybody talks about flipping so i figured the ball joint flips but you just bolt them on top of the c arms. Thanks guys
lowkid37 avatar
lowkid37
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does anybody have picters of their flipped ball joints or step by step pics. im gonna try to do a friends for him in a few days. thanks for the help guys
lowkid37 avatar
lowkid37
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thanks man we did it today. turned out good and was easier than i thought.