Got my B/J flipped this weekend. To avoid the whole control arm swing/torsion bar problem I loosened up the torsion bars. Needed to do this anyway to fix my uneven problem. As a precaution, I still put a floor jack under the arm. This time I got smart and got a 1/2" socket adapter for my drill to rotate the 22mm bolt. Wouldn't get it started or tighten it all the way, but made short work of the majority of it. I went ahead and flipped the uppers too, since it's only 4 bolts. I've read on here that it helps/does nothing, but I figure why not and keep the distance between the upper arm and lower arm as close to the same as possible.
I'm sorry if this has already been said. I read through and didn't see it but.... What is the drop with no washers used? Is it minor? I just added a sway and brand new gas charged Shocks and I think it lifted the front a touch. It's quite minor but enough to bug me as I always shoot for the perfect stance. I could loosen the torsions a bit more but would rather not if this mod without spacers only drops .5" or less. Any thoughts?
Oh very nice. I'll have to give it a shot. If it's too much I can just tighten the bars up. That would be just fine with me!
its different with every truck... some get between 1/2" to 1" if i use spacers. it really depends on the suspension age and as i said if you use a thick steel spacer and how thick of one. as stated though. every little bit helps.
I didn't do a pre and post measurement so not terribly sure how much I got. I did take the washers out before I put the spindle on. Wish I hadn't thrown out my old balljoints when I replaced them. They would have made an awesome space if you cut the balljoint off and just kept the plate. Think it'd work best if you used a space on the lower and upper.
So can this be done without spacers? @SD YOTA cause I want a very small drop to get my Stance back just right.
Yes it can, the spacers are not required. They are only used to get additional drop. Mine is currently done without the spacers.
yes it can. minimal gain ive seen has been just under 3/4". most gain ive used with spacers has been 1.5"
So after reading this thread I am going to flip my bj's. But.... I already have 3" blocks for the rear, so with the 1" 1/2 that I may possibly get will my truck sit level or will the rear sit lower than the front?
I also didn't use spacers but I think I'm going to go back and put some in. I did top and bottom. I noticed a difference in handling. Only 1" of drop but I think it did a lot. Still need to install my blocks.
On a odd note I did BJ flip my truck and used single 12mm washers that were maybe .125" thick. I maybe only got .25-.35" drop! Way less then advertised. About a week after I loosened up my upper and lower control arms and jounced my suspension to neutralize the bushings drop which dropped it another .25"! I also noticed a great increase in handling both on bumps and cornering. I typically neutralize my suspension after height mods. It increases bushing life too.
i can't load the images ! i subscribed to image shack and still no luck ! i'm highly interested in doing this to my truck
check out the build threads, I can't remember which ones, but a few others have full documentation of this being done.