Fishstickz
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My apologize in advance as I know very little about 3rd gen suspension lol
So I got under the truck today chasing a suspension pop and I noticed something new—the angles for the upper ball joints are different between the two sides. Basically, the hole for the upper ball joint in the spindles are at completely different angles. The drivers side ball joint is pretty close to vertical, while the passenger side has a noticeable slope to it
(Pictures don’t really show the stark difference too well, i’ll try and get some better ones later)
After a bit more looking, I also noticed the lower control arms were at completely different angles as well. The passenger side lower control arm was near parallel to the ground, while the drivers side had a bit of a downward slope to it
The upper control arms were bought and replaced as a pair, as were the lower ball joints. I will note that I do have 2.5” leveling spacers placed above the springs. Both spindles are OEM and confirmed the part numbers. Had an alignment done after the last major suspension work
Is this how they’re supposed to be? I don’t know suspension all too well but I don’t feel the angles should be THAT much different
So I got under the truck today chasing a suspension pop and I noticed something new—the angles for the upper ball joints are different between the two sides. Basically, the hole for the upper ball joint in the spindles are at completely different angles. The drivers side ball joint is pretty close to vertical, while the passenger side has a noticeable slope to it
(Pictures don’t really show the stark difference too well, i’ll try and get some better ones later)
After a bit more looking, I also noticed the lower control arms were at completely different angles as well. The passenger side lower control arm was near parallel to the ground, while the drivers side had a bit of a downward slope to it
The upper control arms were bought and replaced as a pair, as were the lower ball joints. I will note that I do have 2.5” leveling spacers placed above the springs. Both spindles are OEM and confirmed the part numbers. Had an alignment done after the last major suspension work
Is this how they’re supposed to be? I don’t know suspension all too well but I don’t feel the angles should be THAT much different
