3/3 and bj flip

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  1. 73TRD

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    gonna drop my 84 this evening. i have 3" blocks and im gonna crank the torsions after i flip the balljoints. i'll post before and after pics later
     
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    fill me in on this flipping balljoints I under stand what your doing but arnt the balljoints tappered or am I not understanding it like I think :shrug:
     
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    the steering knuckle is placed under the arm's.

    you basically un bolt them and put them back on top of the arms. you basically move the wheel "up" relative to the vehicle. thus lowering it
     
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    so, unfortunately, it got dark a little quicker than i expected. i'm planning on dropping my truck tomorrow morning. i will take plenty of pics:D
     
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    lol i understand that

    good luck
     
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    got it once some one explained it to me I went out and looked at mine and totaly understood :clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:
     
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    lol totally understandable

    i used to call it the...

    "spindle mount flip/ relocation" and just about everyone was like, what's he talking about.
     
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    NEWB....:lol:

    jk
     
  10. IronNam

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    lol i did it when i still 15 :D
     
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    so thats like what...last week? :D
     
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    Yeah, Nam, I think it might be a while before you can use that excuse. :ROFL:

    Ball joint relocation is technically more accurate than ball joint flip.:shrug: More syllables though. It'll never catch on.
     
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    lol i hit 17 on January 27.
     
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    aw ur still like a puppy!! mwahahaha!

    We needa have a thing that says our age under our screen name. lol
     
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    Nah the younger they are the more they post. (for the most part)
     
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    haha. its so true. well...im almost 22 and for a while my daily count average said about 22/day. lol.

    and wheres the pics?!? we are starting to get off topic here!
     
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    hell, that means I had owned my first toyota before your dad started playing with him self:ROFL:
     
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    lol my dad is 40 something.


    oh well, at least i was born in the era of "The last true compact trucks" :D
     
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    they still make rangers hahaha
     
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    thats y i helped start the chat thread, to stop all u threadjackers out here, go use that dang thread... and nam, ur still a baby lol:ROFL:
     

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