Justin Berni Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Does flipping them affect ride hight at all? One of my Automotive teachers was just telling me how flipping the control arms stops the ball joints from binding then he also said it would lower the truck more, is that true? Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Does flipping them affect ride hight at all? One of my Automotive teachers was just telling me how flipping the control arms stops the ball joints from binding then he also said it would lower the truck more, is that true? It doesn't change the actual height of the truck, it allows one to get lower without binding the upper balljoints, but other issues will/can start making themselves known, like the idler and pitman arms hitting the tension rods, I got my 520 that is on that 86 720 kingcab frame so low the idler and pitman arms were resting on the tension rods, so I had to relocate them to the back of the lower control arm, then I cut all that stuff you bent that one time off as it was hitting the ground. Quote Link to comment
Justin Berni Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It doesn't change the actual height of the truck, it allows one to get lower without binding the upper balljoints, but other issues will/can start making themselves known, like the idler and pitman arms hitting the tension rods, I got my 520 that is on that 86 720 kingcab frame so low the idler and pitman arms were resting on the tension rods, so I had to relocate them to the back of the lower control arm, then I cut all that stuff you bent that one time off as it was hitting the ground. Wayno why you always gotta bring back such dark memories for me..... Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 But you understood exactly what I said, without me having to explain any more. Wayno why you always gotta bring back such dark memories for me..... Quote Link to comment
Justin Berni Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 But you understood exactly what I said, without me having to explain any more.True, but it brings tears to my eyes each time hahah Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Well then, don't do stuff that will make you cry. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Where's the cab mount bolt? Welded metal over it? There should be four inside the cab and two at the rad support. This is what holds the cab to the frame. Quote Link to comment
Batsun.man Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 You can go back down, here is how you do it, you remove the upper control arm from the driverside, grind off the lip around where the balljoint bolts to on the top, now flip it over/upside down, and put it on the passenger side, do the same thing to the passenger side upper control arm, and put it upside down on the driverside, it will not bind anymore when you lower it. Quote Link to comment
Batsun.man Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Awesome doing that this weekend, thanks for the tip wayno Quote Link to comment
Batsun.man Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Where's the cab mount bolt? Welded metal over it? There should be four inside the cab and two at the rad support. This is what holds the cab to the frame. Quote Link to comment
Batsun.man Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Where's the cab mount bolt? Welded metal over it? There should be four inside the cab and two at the rad support. This is what holds the cab to the frame.It now has a new home made bracket underneath welded to where the old one used to be then sheet metal over top, this way I might actually gain structural integrity, done on both pass and driver side. The old mounts were rust through and through. 1 Quote Link to comment
Batsun.man Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Made a front lip Quote Link to comment
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Batsun.man Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Boredom + tire paint = White walls Quote Link to comment
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Batsun.man Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 painted the interior and made a shifter boot Quote Link to comment
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wayno Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 To be honest, I thought the hood louvers/vents were there to let the air out of the engine compartment. 1 Quote Link to comment
Scurrvy Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 To be honest, I thought the hood louvers/vents were there to let the air out of the engine compartment. Form>Function Quote Link to comment
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