Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

rex01atv · 02-21-2010, 10:37 PM

I just installed new lower ball joints (moog k6541) on my used djm drop lower arms, now my trucks sits 3/4'' higher in the front???? Why is this???

**lolife99** · 02-21-2010, 10:53 PM

Maybe the spring is not seated in the upper spring pocket.

rex01atv · 02-22-2010, 12:20 AM

yea, I thought that to; so I took the spring back out and re installed with no luck? Could it be that the old ball joint was so old and deteriated that it was affecting the ride height?

72hotrodder · 02-22-2010, 01:08 AM

springs might need to just be worked down. i rebuilt my camaros suspentions over a weekend and it took it a few days to drop down back to were it was. or the old balljoints could have been that worn

*Shane* · 02-22-2010, 09:40 AM

sounds like the wrong ball joint ... not seating fully due to different taper ... the correct ball joint should have no affect on ride height.

Tx Firefighter · 02-22-2010, 12:27 PM

I agree with Shane, but let me throw in that my current dually had 1/2 inch of play in the worn ball joint. When I put new ball joints in, it regained the 1/2 inch. Any wear in the bj will cause the suspension to sag lower.

rex01atv · 02-22-2010, 10:05 PM

Okay! That's what everybody elsae is telling me. My old ball joints were so bad I had to cut the castle nut off the threaded end because it was just spinning.

cajundragger · 02-23-2010, 07:11 PM

I ran the part number and it seems you changed the bj in your late model chevy?

If so and you have dropped djm arms, you used the wrong bj. You need to go and grab some ford f150 bj's napa part number 260-1460 which is a napa gold, which I like better than moog.

02-21-2010, 10:37 PM	#1
rex01atv Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: OR Posts: 198	Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? I just installed new lower ball joints (moog k6541) on my used djm drop lower arms, now my trucks sits 3/4'' higher in the front???? Why is this???

02-21-2010, 10:53 PM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,703	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? Maybe the spring is not seated in the upper spring pocket. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

02-22-2010, 12:20 AM	#3
rex01atv Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: OR Posts: 198	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? yea, I thought that to; so I took the spring back out and re installed with no luck? Could it be that the old ball joint was so old and deteriated that it was affecting the ride height?

02-22-2010, 01:08 AM	#4
72hotrodder THE TOY STORE Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: florence al Posts: 227	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? springs might need to just be worked down. i rebuilt my camaros suspentions over a weekend and it took it a few days to drop down back to were it was. or the old balljoints could have been that worn __________________ having a badass truck and not driving it is like having a playboy model as a wife and not..... well you know.

02-22-2010, 09:40 AM	#5
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? sounds like the wrong ball joint ... not seating fully due to different taper ... the correct ball joint should have no affect on ride height.

02-22-2010, 12:27 PM	#6
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? I agree with Shane, but let me throw in that my current dually had 1/2 inch of play in the worn ball joint. When I put new ball joints in, it regained the 1/2 inch. Any wear in the bj will cause the suspension to sag lower. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

02-22-2010, 10:05 PM	#7
rex01atv Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: OR Posts: 198	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? Okay! That's what everybody elsae is telling me. My old ball joints were so bad I had to cut the castle nut off the threaded end because it was just spinning. Attached Images

02-23-2010, 07:11 PM	#8
cajundragger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 1,008	Re: Installed new lower ball joints/now truck sits 3/4 higher??? I ran the part number and it seems you changed the bj in your late model chevy? If so and you have dropped djm arms, you used the wrong bj. You need to go and grab some ford f150 bj's napa part number 260-1460 which is a napa gold, which I like better than moog.



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