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Old 04-12-2010, 02:58 AM
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is it true i can flip my stock upper control arm to get Allignment
Old 04-12-2010, 07:17 AM
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yes sir
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how do i take off the bolt the bolts on to the spindle
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Could you elaborate please?
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By pulling the arm and re installing the ball joint opposite ways. It puts your arm in this position (on the bottom in the pic) fixing the horrid ball joint angles thus making the truck much easier to align and work with and saves ball joints.


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im guessing you mean the balljoint bolt? just remove the cotter pin and castle nut then hit the side of the spindle until it seperates.

when re-installing the balljoints, make sure its swinging in the correct motion. there's typically a dot that indicates the front/back
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Nice! I didn't know this.. You having problems getting your truck aligned?
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Interesting, I never considered this possibility. So, do the control arms stay on the same sides, or do you swap left to right, etc?
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u take the left side and flip it upside down and mount on the right side, and vise versa


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