Increased droop travel. Both a pro and a con. Obviously the greater travel is good, but it can be enough to bind the CV and have problems. Generally, there seems to be accelerated wear on steering components with them.

 

i run them with OME relaxed a lil it works great for me no problems so far

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i'm going with total chaos kit next

 

Good post!...I was think the same things,..I have seen them on ebay for $110 bucks, but I work in a machine and fab shop so I know me and my boss can make a set for my truck for nothing with no problem at all,...I was just wonder the pros and cons of it also,....

 

i got them to help fit 33x10.50's until i get a long travel kit, i've really had no problems with about 25 wheeling trips on them. and there cheap (i got them form SDORI)

 

Note that whether you get them from trdparts4u, 4Crawler, or SDORI, they're all made by SDORI - I don't know if he is on here, but his username is elripster on yotatech.

 

I have been running them for about 3 years and they work great. Haven't had any problems with them.

They are coming off next week becuase I am doing a SAS. If anyone wants to buy them send me a PM.

 

I have been running them for about 3 years and they work great. Haven't had any problems with them.

They are coming off next week becuase I am doing a SAS. If anyone wants to buy them send me a PM.

pm'd you

 

Glad to hear all the good news about them, I think I will try to make a set now,...What did you guys use in the rear and for shocks?....Sorry I don't me to high jack this post,..Thanks guys,

 

If it were me, I'd just buy a set ( I know this because I did...lol). For the $$ it's almost not worth the time making them yourself. As far as shocks, I just went with stock shocks front and rear, but if I had it to do over, I'd relocate the lower shock mounts at the rear to the axle housing and do a ubolt flip. To lift the rear of my truck (the 87), I went with HD extended shackles...

Hope that helps!

 

If I were using these 1.5" bj spacers would a 0-2" of lift shock work?..I seen some skyjacker ones on ebay for about $135, and how much longer were you shackles?

 

4Crawler has a list of shocks that will work. http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Docs/Shocks.txt

My rear shackles are 5" eye to eye.

 

Damn even though that link says a 2-3" longer shackel?...or do you have more of a lift?....And I didn't see Skyjacker on that list..are they a bad brand and should I go with rancho or procomp or will thoughs ebay skyjackers work?....Thanks alot man,

 

Well thanx for all the input guys. Thats pretty much what i thought. so just some excess wear on some parts, but i can live with that.

 

I would measure - my "0-2" lift shocks are too short and I'm at stock height.

 

Thanks this helps out alot,...I will use 1.5" bj spacer, 2" longer shackel. and the skyjacker 0-2" of lift shocks....Dose that sound right then?...I'am just wondering since Redrunnertc said his didn't fit??...

 

Unfortunately here's the other side of the coin, the down side of ball joint spacers. Ball joint spacers are a moment arm (a pry bar) that puts excess stress on the upper control arms. In time, you would start detecting hair line cracks all originating around the four bolt holes in the upper control arm. Will this ever happen to you? Who knows, there were enough incidences back in the 1970's to make us take our BJS's off the market.

 

i had to check mine out no cracks yet.

 

Thats good,

 

time to bring up an old post... -jimmyray what did you end up doing and how's it workin? I want to get some BJ spacers too but I don't want anything breaking on me...

 

I also want to know how it ended up.