OK I am in the middle of lowering the front of my truck and I have read and done all my research and I moved the lower ball joints to the top of the Lower Control Arm and I read that if flip the top also that it helps a small bit but when I looked at my upper ball joints one side is on top and the other is on bottom so if it was stock is the ball joint on the bottom of the Upper Control Arm or on the Top of it? Also so you all know I bought this truck for 400 and it is beat to death lol
Stock is balljoints mounted to bottoms of control arms. You mount them on top of control arms for a free given drop. Easiest way to say it.
I tried this, and the relationship between the ball joints and the spindles are the same because the ball joints do not move in relation to the spindle.. However for whatever reason, I noticed some really weird handling characteristics when I did it.. I went back to OEM setup and just shaved a little off of my stock bump stops just like you do a strut car when you drop them.. The ball joints are not maxed out, and I still don't hit inside my wheel well when I bottom out.. I'm actually working on a completely adjustable upper control arm for the 89-92's so you can get any camber/caster you want. I need this because my v8 swap almost interferes with my driver side control arm and room is limited. The best way to deal with this situation is to spring for the 2" drop spindles IMO.. It lowers your CG and maintains a high roll center so your truck doesn't feel like a ship about to topple over when you turn.. (FYI, Lowering Lower control arms like the DJM ones alter stock geometry by allowing your suspension to travel beyond the factory bump stops which can put your Roll center below ground which is NOT good for handling or tire wear.)
