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Hey guys I'm kinda new to the nation here! But I have done some searching around on here and can't find what I'm looking for. I see a lot of guys running the 2" drop ball joints and that's kinda the route I wanna go with my crew cab zq8. Looking at belltechs installation guide i see that all you do is you have filler plate/spacer that slides in the lower control arm slot and you put the belltech ball joint on top, and the way it's made it extends the ballpoint which makes the spindle move up. And for the top you have an angled spacer that goes on top of the upper control arm and the factory ball joint bolts on top of that. Correct?
I don't know if anyone has thought of this or maybe someone has done it and or it's not safe but couldn't you just make a spacer for the bottom ball joint so you could use the factory ball joint? I just took a peek at it the other day when I was doing the brakes but it looks like if you just move the factory ball joint on top that will give you around a .75" drop. So to make it 2" you would need a 1.25" spacer. Only thing I wouldn't be sure about is if there needs to be an angle on the bottom spacer like the upper angled spacer belltech provides. And for a sway bar mount, I could fab up a little plate with a tab that would bolt on top of the lower ball joint. I work in a machine shop and I can make all of these things. Sorry if this topic has been covered before but I didn't have any luck with searching, but before I get started I wanted to see if anyone has attempted this and had a success. Any help would be Awesome!!! Thanks
I don't know if anyone has thought of this or maybe someone has done it and or it's not safe but couldn't you just make a spacer for the bottom ball joint so you could use the factory ball joint? I just took a peek at it the other day when I was doing the brakes but it looks like if you just move the factory ball joint on top that will give you around a .75" drop. So to make it 2" you would need a 1.25" spacer. Only thing I wouldn't be sure about is if there needs to be an angle on the bottom spacer like the upper angled spacer belltech provides. And for a sway bar mount, I could fab up a little plate with a tab that would bolt on top of the lower ball joint. I work in a machine shop and I can make all of these things. Sorry if this topic has been covered before but I didn't have any luck with searching, but before I get started I wanted to see if anyone has attempted this and had a success. Any help would be Awesome!!! Thanks