ball joint spacers for ifs?

[bennyboy]

hey i was reading another thread and someone said that you can get spacers for your ifs? getting about 1" lift? what the go with them easy to fit? where you get them , how much they cost? do they cause any long term damege? any info would be appreshated!

[TUFF IFS LUX]

at the top of the fage there is a function called "search".

this topic has been done to do death here, so it would be archived there somewhere for you reading pleasure

[Synergy]

Yes easy to fit

You get them from Mr DJ, he makes them for $260.

No they dont do long term damage

[v6hilux]

Or you can get them off me for $180 via ebay.

As for easy to fit, not really, unless you know what you are doing.

You will have to do a mod (on car) to the lip on the Upper control arm to fit them in place. I do it with an oxy to reshape the lip. Though I don't recommend it, the lip can be notched-out with an angle grinder. The rest is easy if you have the ability to change a ball joint.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/v6hilux/spacers/BJS.jpg

You will also need a wheel alignment after the install.

As far as I'm aware, it's not possible to get approval for them, but they are removable. So I recommend you get them for off-road use only.

[Synergy]

your kit doesnt have the 2x diff spacer or 2x swaybar spacer. Hence why mr dj's is more expensive

[v6hilux]

your kit doesnt have the 2x diff spacer or 2x swaybar spacer. Hence why mr dj's is more expensive

It does include the bolts, comprehensive pictorial instructions, diff and sway bar drop spacers included. The BJ spacers are hand-crafted from 6061 aviation/construction grade alloy.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/v6hilux/spacers/boltset.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/v6hilux/spacers/listpic.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/v6hilux/spacers/diagram.jpg

[bennyboy]

thanks guys does this work with a 2" suspention lift? does the spacers create more angle on you drive shafts? will this give you a 3" lift?

[BAZZEL BRUSH]

I made my own set of ball joint spacers and fitted them to my vehicle and i also had the same dramas with the inside bolt heads touching. I didn't want to modify anything with an oxy or grinder. What i ended up doing was counter boring the hole in the ball joints about 4mm. make the hole half a mm smaller than the nut OD so it presses in like a spline then bolt it in from the top. Just thought it was a better way of doing things.