flipped joints

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flipped joints
lotoy86 avatar
lotoy86
+1y
yea so while a friend of mine was bracing my front end today we went ahead and flipped the ball joints this shoundnt have any affects on it will it everything is stock all the way down to the bolts
oldsklminitrk avatar
oldsklminitrk
+1y
nah Nick you wont have any problems....
phatboislim avatar
phatboislim
+1y
i thought u were suppose to go w/ grade 8 bolts when u did this..i maybe wrong..
kdcgrohl avatar
kdcgrohl
+1y
the stock bolts are fine. sometimes, you need longer ones, then you replace w/ longer grade 8 units.
phatboislim avatar
phatboislim
+1y
new knowledge..
twisted minis avatar
twisted minis
+1y
The stock ones are studs that sometimes arent reuseable.

Flipping the balljoints slightly changes your suspension geometry, but nothing noticeable.
krayla avatar
krayla
+1y
ok so which ones do you flip and y and what not for reference so everyone can know.
twisted minis avatar
twisted minis
+1y
You flip them both. It gives you a 3/4" drop. To keep the geometry 100% correct, you need to put a 1/4" spacer under the upper balljoint to raise it up a little more and keep it in the same location.
lotoy86 avatar
lotoy86
+1y
oops i just flipped the top ones is that ok? and i had no probs with the stock bolts nothing was in the way
twisted minis avatar
twisted minis
+1y
If you only flip the top its not really doing anything.