I have a problem with my new suspension parts. The ball joints apparently have less movement that the old ones they replaced, because I had to compress the spring and lift up on the upper arm to get the geometry close enough to mount the spindle. Has anyone else seen this? Once the suspension is loaded, it wont really matter(unless I lift the front wheels on launches), but its scary as now the front arm wont bottom on the framerail any more. It is held up off the framerail by about 1/4 inch from the bind on the spindle. What gives!! This is not supposed to be like this Im sure. Help!! AC
Never heard of that. Generally when working on the ball joints/spindles you should put a 2x4 between the upper arm and the frame before taking the load off.
Yeah, but once its all together shouldn't I be able to just let the suspension relax without anything binding? This is really wierd. AC
Man this is really screwing with me. I dont know what to do about this problem. Nobody on the net has heard of it, and it cant be normal. Most ppl experience bind in the fully compressed position if they experience it at all. Why is it that I have to pioneer rare, screwed up mechanical problems?! Aaaarrrghhh!! Can someone jack up their car and just verify for me that their upper arm sits on the frame rail when the suspension is at full droop? Thanks, AC
Just jacked mine up. The control arm stays about 1/2" above the frame. I just rebuilt my front suspension last year. Maybe your old parts were just that worn out.
Wow, I really appreciate you checking that for me I also heard from some other sources that the shock is the limiter of suspension travel. When I took my old stuff apart, the shocks were already off, and the parts were pretty worn out like you said. Makes sense now. I went today and put blocks of wood under the arms to keep them from bottoming out. So all is well until I get some shocks on that bad boy Thanks alot, AC
