I was checking out suspension section and saw something about ball joint flip. What is involved in that. Is it beneficial and will it work with lower control arms.
You get about an 1-inch drop out of it & I think its worth it. I did it to my 91 Toyota & I too had lower/drop control arms on it. Make sure that you flip both upper & lower ball joints too. As for whats involved you just unbolt the ball joints from the bottom of both arms, place them on top of the arms & bolt it all back up. Pic of the flipped upper ball joint on my truck...
http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3217&highlight=ball+joint+flip I only flipped the lowers on mine. Those are the only ones required for drop. I don't think it really matters if you flip the uppers or not personally unless you are going to be dropping it so far that the knuckles might bind from excessive angle. Either way, the .75" of drop you get is definitely worth it.
Rumor has it if you only drop the bottom you end up with a little negative camber (which in my racing opinion is a great thing)
Jack up car. Remove wheel. Unbolt ball joint. Move above control arm. Rebolt ball joint. put wheel back. lower car. "I believe this is the process"
it would barely make a difference if you place the upper ball joints on top of the control arm with out putting a spacer in between them... probably an 1 1/2 in spacer will do .. for upper ball joints and 1 in on lower ball joints
Flipping the top ball joints helps prevent camber issues and keeps the angle that they sit like stock. You basically shift the ball joints and spindles up, dropping your truck almost an inch. Easy and FREE!!!
in theory, wouldn't keeping the uppper b/j on the lower part of the arm push the top of the wheel out, and maybe compensate for the negative camber caused by adjusting the torsions?
As long you torque them tight and snug... lol i got mine pretty tight. Okay. 3 curbs and 1 firehydrant. and the ball joint flip continues to live. that's my testimony.
