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upper control arm and ball joint issue now... please help

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Old 11-24-09, 09:27 PM
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Default upper control arm and ball joint issue now... please help

so i have a 95 gs300 which has BC coilovers and the spc adjustable control arms for a 98-02 gs300. which its the same exact size and works but i noticed now that i put coilovers on i have an issue. that issue is my ball joint is so angled that if i hit a good pot hole it will snap! does anyone make angled uca or something to help with this? my arm points almost completely up then the ball joint is at another crazy angle. and it doesnt look safe in my opinion. do i have options or will this be a custom made part? if its made for 98-02 i can use it on mine. so any ideas are welcome
have any of you with drops noticed this?
Old 11-25-09, 09:12 AM
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FFFFUUUUUUU!!!! Good luck bud... how low is your car?
Old 11-25-09, 06:08 PM
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thanks lol and the front is maybe half inch above my tire but the back is about 2" above just cuz it wouldnt go lower with out the spring being free to move. and i didnt know if that was ok so i didnt want to chance it. i adjusted it while it was on the lift.
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got a pic of it?
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So whatever ended up happending with this? Ive got to replace my UCA's too and was looking into the SPC's...and what do you know, I have BC coilovers as well
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sorry for the late response but i lifted my car a little bit and called it good
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yes, if you push the upper out the lower has to be shortened. I am developing lower and upper for this type of issues. Basing my stuff out of SPL and Nagisa parts. staty tuned ~~~!
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