Does anyone think it would be a good idea to add a piece that reduces the stress on the bolt that holds the upper A arm to the spindle? I was looking at it and it looks like it is at an extreme angle and I surely know there is a lot of force on that area with the leveling kit.

 

I guess no one has a comment on this? I was thinking it may be a good thing to make some sort of extension for the spindle so that the upper A arm isnt at such an extreme angle.

 

I've seen that several of the companies that sell Suspention lifts for our trucks include an entirly new spindle carrier that returns the geometery to factory spec.

At least one that I know of just adds a spacer to make up the difference like you are talking about.

From reviews I had read while looking into Lift Kits, I surmissed the following. Lifts that didn't do anything to adjust for this angle were sub par.

The one that used a "spacer" to make up for it was better, but there were concerns with off road ability. (Great for a Road Queen)

The ones that replaced the spindle carrier were the best over all.

Just what I learned while looking into the subject.

Hope it helps some,
Doug

 

The ones that replaced the spindle carrier were the best over all.

Just what I learned while looking into the subject.

Hope it helps some,
Doug[/QUOTE]

I was not aware of a company that offers a spindle replacement with a leveling kit. Please point me in the right direction, I think I would like to try that approach.

HYPO

 

He's talking about full suspension lifts, not level kits.

 

It really wouldn't be that hard to fabricate some sort of part the extends the top of the spindle up or brings the bolt connecting to the upper A arm down to make the angle the same as from the factory. I hope these companies know more than I do about this subject and do not include a part like this because it isn't needed. I am just going off of how hard it was to line up the bolt to the top of the spindle.

 

I know that on 95 and older toyotas they have ball joint spacers to lift the trucks a few inches because the torsion bar is on the upper A-arm. heres a link to look at them http://4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/BallJointSpacer.shtml. but i thought that they had bolt on ones but i guess i was wrong. i dont know your fabrication abilities but looks like it'd be a little tough to pull off.

 

would this work?

http://www.proryde.com/category_s/3.htm

 

I saw those in action at the SEMA east show in Indy. They were VERY well made and made upper angles very close to factory. A little pricey, but they are worth it IMO.

Jesse

 

I though those were UCA bushing when I first saw them, but they arnt are they? your ball joint stud goes though it and the new stud goes into your spindle?? That is a great Idea if they had these out a year ago I would have never lifted I hated my UCA angle so I got a drop bracket lift. Dang I should have though of something like this, well I did I just couldnt figure out how to make it happen, I didnt know enough about suspensions at the time.