Is this normal for a lower ball joint?
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Racer
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From: DFW Texas
Is this normal for a lower ball joint?
Hey guys, in trying to diagnose why my front end is so low, I came across this. Doesn't look like any ball joint I have ever seen. Even the passenger side is sucked up tight like any other car I have worked on. I've tried to give the hub a few whacks with a mallet to get it to slide in all the way, but it wont budge. Any thoughts?
Melting Slicks
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Sure does not look "right" to me!
Are there any threads at all in the castle nut?
Is there some type of spacer under the spindle over the lower ball joint?
Going to be following this one....very curious to see it taken apart.
Are there any threads at all in the castle nut?
Is there some type of spacer under the spindle over the lower ball joint?
Going to be following this one....very curious to see it taken apart.
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Racer
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From: DFW Texas
I will take a look at that. Going to have to change it before long anyway, dirt is going to chew it up fast.
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Melting Slicks
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I thought I was looking at the grease boot that had been shoved inside of the spindle or something.....now looking at the picture correctly.
Those ball joints are pressed-in....just in case you did not know.
Good luck.
Those ball joints are pressed-in....just in case you did not know.
Good luck.
Team Owner
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How? Hot Rod Roy is right. Shocks don't support the load...they dampen oscillations. Springs support the load. Yes, the shocks are gas charged and provide some "push", but that is such a small percentage of the force it's hardly meaningful. Unless you used air shocks...
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How? Hot Rod Roy is right. Shocks don't support the load...they dampen oscillations. Springs support the load. Yes, the shocks are gas charged and provide some "push", but that is such a small percentage of the force it's hardly meaningful. Unless you used air shocks...
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I going to assume you used KYB's to gain this experience? They're cheap and easy to come by.
The fact is that KYB's are notoriously over charged and will lift the suspension until the gas charge is diminished.
A shock is not used to set ride height, plain and simple.
.
Last edited by JrRifleCoach; Oct 12, 2014 at 11:43 PM.
Drifting
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Before and after changing shocks.
Attachment 47833438
Attachment 47833439
Not the best photos but you can see the difference.
Attachment 47833438
Attachment 47833439
Not the best photos but you can see the difference.
Last edited by tunedport85inject; Oct 13, 2014 at 06:55 AM.
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Before and after changing shocks.
Attachment 47833438
Attachment 47833439
Not the best photos but you can see the difference.
Attachment 47833438
Attachment 47833439
Not the best photos but you can see the difference.
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Dt86,
Your experience means absolutely nothing regarding how a suspension functions.
I going to assume you used KYB's to gain this experience?
They're cheap and easy to come by.
The fact is that KYB's are notoriously over charged
and will lift the suspension until the gas charge is diminished.
The front shock is also the bump stop,
Like Tom eluded to if the spring has sagged over time now your also riding on a fully compressed shock
.
Your experience means absolutely nothing regarding how a suspension functions.
I going to assume you used KYB's to gain this experience?
They're cheap and easy to come by.
The fact is that KYB's are notoriously over charged
and will lift the suspension until the gas charge is diminished.
The front shock is also the bump stop,
Like Tom eluded to if the spring has sagged over time now your also riding on a fully compressed shock
.
Last edited by JrRifleCoach; Oct 13, 2014 at 11:56 AM.
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How? Hot Rod Roy is right. Shocks don't support the load...they dampen oscillations. Springs support the load. Yes, the shocks are gas charged and provide some "push", but that is such a small percentage of the force it's hardly meaningful. Unless you used air shocks...
Dt86,
Your experience means absolutely nothing regarding how a suspension functions.
I going to assume you used KYB's to gain this experience?
They're cheap and easy to come by.
The fact is that KYB's are notoriously over charged
and will lift the suspension until the gas charge is diminished.
The front shock is also the bump stop,
Like Tom eluded to if the spring has sagged over time now your also riding on a fully compressed shock
.
Your experience means absolutely nothing regarding how a suspension functions.
I going to assume you used KYB's to gain this experience?
They're cheap and easy to come by.
The fact is that KYB's are notoriously over charged
and will lift the suspension until the gas charge is diminished.
The front shock is also the bump stop,
Like Tom eluded to if the spring has sagged over time now your also riding on a fully compressed shock
.
I was thinking the same thing. Probably has overcharged shocks with way too much compression.