2" ball joint spacers

[99SR5]

i have a chance to get some 2" ball joint spacers, how are these appose to the 1.5" spacers if im gonna be doing 63" chevy springs out back?

should i just get the 2" or 1.5"

[larc68]

i have a chance to get some 2" ball joint spacers, how are these appose to the 1.5" spacers if im gonna be doing 63" chevy springs out back?

should i just get the 2" or 1.5"

id say research it some but do 2". Less you will have to possibly crank the tbars.

[99SR5]

id say research it some but do 2". Less you will have to possibly crank the tbars.

thats what i was thinkin.

[larc68]

thats what i was thinkin.

theres a first

[99SR5]

theres a first

hahaha yeah well i try sometimes :Hillbilly:

[BeaterToyota]

I ran stock torsion bar settings and 1.5" spacers. Worked pretty awesome. I don't know if I'd do 2" spacers. My ball joints and tie rod ends took a beating with just the 1.5" setup.

[99SR5]

beater, what shocks did you run up front?

[BeaterToyota]

Stock-length front Suzuki Samurai shocks. They're a bit longer than stock front Toyota IFS shocks. They have a stud mount at the top, and the eye mount at the bottom. I think I swapped out the lower bushings to fit the bolt on the Toyota A-arm a bit better, but I don't remember for sure.

[99SR5]

Stock-length front Suzuki Samurai shocks. They're a bit longer than stock front Toyota IFS shocks. They have a stud mount at the top, and the eye mount at the bottom. I think I swapped out the lower bushings to fit the bolt on the Toyota A-arm a bit better, but I don't remember for sure.

i see. how did you like them? i can get them dirt cheap through work so i wanna see if i should just get those or skyjacker shocks i found

[BeaterToyota]

I bought cheap Ranchos at the parts store, but they were made for stock Sammis. They were alright.

The bj spacers really made a difference in wheel travel. If you get them, and if you plan to really wheel your truck, you should get an idler arm truss. The steering takes a real beating with bj spacers. I had a home made one, and before I got it I bent 2 idler arms...
http://www.northwestoffroad.com/parts/steering_components.html
http://www.northwestoffroad.com/images/parts/98A00.jpg

[94krawler]

I ran the same shocks Jason did but I ran Rancho arms on my rig. I had a idler arm brace from pretty early in the game and it does help alot. Balljoints will hate the extra travel from the spacer though.

[BeaterToyota]

I ran the same shocks Jason did but I ran Rancho arms on my rig.

Man, those were the good old days before dents and stuff, and when our rigs were still totally streetable.

[94krawler]

I still miss driving mine sometimes, but then I remember why I dont drive it anymore. Not much left of my original truck anymore but I'm am looking for a 3rg gen to DD again:Hillbilly:

[99SR5]

good info thanks guys

[GuitarCrazyo]

How the heck do you see those things?

I cant even find my own ball and I usually have a general idea of where I hit it.