Is something wrong here? thought I'd be lower...

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by edflores

How does your Balljoint angle look now?
And shoot pics of the cups.

after pulling the shims, right now there are no cups in the arm but here a picture

[edflores]

What brand drop spindles are you using?

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by edflores

What brand drop spindles are you using?

Not sure what they are, I didnt buy them. I think they might be chassis tech though

[SBTork]

those cups look a little tall, how tall are they?

[edflores]

Originally Posted by cochino12

Not sure what they are, I didnt buy them. I think they might be chassis tech though

How do you know that they are 3" drop spindles then? Or that they are drop spindles at all?
And the cups look to be too tall. I'd say at least a half inch can be removed.

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by SBTork

those cups look a little tall, how tall are they?

2" but it wont go all the way down even with them out.

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by edflores

How do you know that they are 3" drop spindles then? Or that they are drop spindles at all?
And the cups look to be too tall. I'd say at least a half inch can be removed.

I installed them

[lolife99]

Adam,...
That plate in the picture is your upper plate,... correct?
Do you have any pics of the lower a-arm in this same configuration?
You're not running a lower a-arm plate also???

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Adam,...
That plate in the picture is your upper plate,... correct?
Do you have any pics of the lower a-arm in this same configuration?
You're not running a lower a-arm plate also???

here are a few I took yesterday, nevermind the rag in the LCA please I just set it there so the bag wouldnt rub the bump stop that I will be grinding off later. Not sure if these are what you need

[cochino12]

more

[lolife99]

I don't see how you could get any lower.
The cups can be cut down to 1.625" total height,... and the bag will take up approximately 3".
I think you are as low as possible.
I would be worried about your upper ball joint bolts, cutting the rubber boot at full drop.
You might want to turn them around.

[edflores]

Im going to take a guess on the situation. You may have 2.5 drop spindles, not 3".
Also, your tires are too tall. Do a 245/35/20 instead. Lastly, your cups are too tall. Cut as much as you can

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by lolife99

I don't see how you could get any lower.

I think you are as low as possible.
I would be worried about your upper ball joint bolts, cutting the rubber boot at full drop.
You might want to turn them around.

I'm thinking the same thing.

turn them around?

[SBTork]

Originally Posted by lolife99

I don't see how you could get any lower.
The cups can be cut down to 1.625" total height,... and the bag will take up approximately 3".
I think you are as low as possible.
I would be worried about your upper ball joint bolts, cutting the rubber boot at full drop.
You might want to turn them around.

In the first pic in post #34 it looks like the heater hoses are wedged between the heater box and the wheel, is that maybe a problem?

[blime81]

Ok, a couple things:

1: The bolts for your upper ball joints are in backwards. The nut should be up with the bolt head down.

2: You do have drop spindles, I can plainly see the back of the spindle in one of your pics. It is higher (more towards the middle) than stock ones so it's a drop spindle for sure but may not actually be 3" probably a 2.5" or 2".

You have to flip the bolts for sure.

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by blime81

Ok, a couple things:

1: The bolts for your upper ball joints are in backwards. The nut should be up with the bolt head down.

2: You do have drop spindles, I can plainly see the back of the spindle in one of your pics. It is higher (more towards the middle) than stock ones so it's a drop spindle for sure but may not actually be 3" probably a 2.5" or 2".

You have to flip the bolts for sure.

I will get them changed tomorrow

I'm almost 100% sure they are 3" spindles as they rubbed my 15" rally's pretty good, I dont think a 2.5" spindle will cause any rubbing

[54Caddy]

what would flipping the bolts on the ball joints change??

[blime81]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

what would flipping the bolts on the ball joints change??

Probably won't change anything for his getting lower problem but it will keep the bolts from cutting into the rubber boot.

[blime81]

More info on ball joint install and a pic of moog install instructions here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=384744

[robnolimit]

pull the bags and shocks to check the travel of the ball joints, thats the easy way, the, add parts back in until you find the binding point.

[bagged74]

Originally Posted by edflores

Im going to take a guess on the situation. You may have 2.5 drop spindles, not 3".
Also, your tires are too tall. Do a 245/35/20 instead. Lastly, your cups are too tall. Cut as much as you can

I agree....kinda....
I think they are 2.5" Drop Spindles
Cut the cups down to 1 5/8"
DON'T go to a 245/35..you will hate yourself if you do

[dv8customs]

Just Z your frame and call it a day...

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by dv8customs

Just Z your frame and call it a day...

Dude, put your sawz-all away....

[dv8customs]

A sawz-all and a welder can fix anything though...

It looks like his bag is fully compressed so I don't think modding the ball joint angle will help any. I have 3" spindles on mine and I know my arms didn't max out the ball joint like that when I was running this same set up. My lower cups were a lot shorter than that too.

[edflores]

Wrong post