Ball Joint Spacers

[4running1990]

Do ball joint spacers really give you a smoother ride?

 

[fourwd1]

No, they're just spacers.

 

[toyoda]

They are used on toyotas to match rear axle width and/or clear IFS calipers used on an 79 thru 85 axle. (vented rotor swap) 1.5 inch spacers are the recommended size.

 

[Thurlo76]

wo! ya well it depends on how you are gonna use the spacers... if your t-bars are cranked up and you pull a bj spacer in your ride will be the same but you will be alittle higher. if you like the hight of your truck now and you put them in and back off the t-bars it will sit the same hight but will feel like a stock ride. ive done my homework on these and put a set in on my uncles 92, like i said if you just want them for highth they are bad but they are great for a much smoother ride.

dont get me wrong, my uncles truck was just fine all jacked up in the air "the angle of the cv was really bad" the back end just didnt match so we backed off the t-bars

 

[turboSR5]

Do ball joint spacers really give you a smoother ride?

Yes, they will give you a smoother ride. You actually gain more down travel from your A arm so it will swallow up even larger bumps and overall feel like you are riding much smoother. I'm still on the fence about the ones I installed in the '87 but overall am pleased with it since I don't bash on it hard at all.

 

[fourwd1]

They are used on toyotas to match rear axle width and/or clear IFS calipers used on an 79 thru 85 axle. (vented rotor swap) 1.5 inch spacers are the recommended size.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

Umm, you're talking about wheel spacers, the OP asked about ball joint spacers.

 

[Thurlo76]

i think you have the 2 confussed. type each in to google, wheel spacer puts the wheel out further. thus "wheel" spacer. a bj spacer gives you more hight and down travel.

 

[4running1990]

Ok cool thanks for all the info, just one more thing will ball joint spacers give me an exact lift. EX: does 1 1/2" = 1 1/2". Or will they lose some height when the truck is lowered back to the ground.

 

[fourwd1]

They are spacers, and that's all they do, they just push two surfaces farther apart.
So 1 1/2" = 1 1/2".

 

[4running1990]

Ok cool thanks

 

[Iroke17]

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