moog makes a whole upper control arm that has offset bushings in them. a quick search wil find them. thats why i have on mine they work perfectly. very well priced too. think the best price was on amazon


edit: it was moog part number K80826 they're like $60 a piece plus shipping on amazon can't beat that although your probably going to have to rotate the offset of the bushing but i know it can be done another guy on a tahoe forum did it

 

nice build i wish mine was 4x4

 

Too much negative CV angle is just as bad as too much, although you are right the front end will lift some when you launch. You could always drill out the knuckle and run the tie rods on the bottom with heims kind of like I did.

 

Seems as though I have three options:

1. Lift truck back up 1/2-1 inch and align using stock components. Cheap, no additional parts needed, but I'm not sure I'd like the look. Might have to simulate the change this evening. Tie rods would come closer to level doing it this way.

2. Replace control arms with aftermarkets with offset bushings. Easier of the two options for keeping current ride height, a little cheaper, but it sounds like I'll have to mess with the bushing offsets some and hope I get it right. Also, tie rods stay in current position.

3. Replace spindles with aftermarket lowering spindles. Torsion bars would come up while the truck stays at the same height, which would bring the tie rods closer to level. Most expensive and most time consuming of the three options. Not sure if or how ride quality would be affected having bumpstops further from LCA.


Hmmmm........

 

I know a guy selling brackets to do a bolt on coilover conversion...option 4, just saying

 

IMHO, the negative CV angle is just fine and nothing to be worried about. As far as the offset bushings, you'll only need to install them one time. Position them to move the upper ball joint as far away from the frame as possible, and you're all set. It's easy to do if you have a press, and not expensive.

I've never seen the preassembled UCA's with offset bushings. I don't know if they come clocked properly for what you need, or not. Any links or pics of them??

 

Yeah I'm not worried about CV's, but am a little worried about the tie rods, but feedback on multiple sites says I'll be fine.

Where's a good place to look for the offset bushings, or what brand? That would be great if I could get just a bushing set rather than having to buy the whole arm.

 

I think I found it...Moog # K6669, 2 pc bushing set.

 

Just bought them from Amazon. $80 for two sets, free shipping, not bad.

 

Yep, you need 2 kits.