My balljoints (lower) are shot, so I figured I might as well get it done right so I got the Moog greasable lowers. Tierod boots are busted so I got greasable tierod ends too. My uppers are the only things not messed up but they're at an unbelieveable angle so I figured I'd go ahead and do it all at once. The big question is would these arms for a coil sprung truck work on my torsion bar suspension? Fabtech makes them and here's the part
:1 FTS98100-6BJ Ranger Upper Control Arms **w/ Pre-installed Ball Joints** FT98100-6BJI

If these don't work, where can I find some aftermarket arms that are angled correctly?

 

hes talking about the upper arms

I can get you some measurements of mine if you want.

 

Yeah man, just from mount to mount, bushing width, bolt center to frame. I might ask for some more a little later after some more research, but that'll satisfy me for now. Thanks for your help man.

 

the arms will fit the mounts. the ball joint wont match the spindle.

 

are you saying the balljoint wont fit in the spindle or balljoint wont line up with the spindle

 

So what if you got a xlt spindle? would that work?

 

Ok, after a little more research I found that the Fabtech arms are NOT cast with the balljoints. They're just tubular arms with a hole. I'm not saying that I know this will work, but D. weren't you talking about putting Edge balljoints in those DJM uppers? How about an Edge upper balljoint pressed into the Fabtech arms. I don't have any balljoints to compare sizes to and mine right now are cast into the arms. I guess I could go bug some auto store and have them pull balljoints for me just to see if the diameters and depths are close. I'm probably just dreamin' big but someone will probably say something on here before I get back from dropping my truck at the shop.

And thanks for ya'lls help so far.

 

You could probably get your own arms custom made. Look over on dezert-rangers.com. There are a few guys that make them and they are not outrageously expensive.

 

what-the-double-post?!?

 

Alright, called Fabtech directly and they said that the arms wouldn't bolt up, but whatever. I talked to two different people but neither of them could give me measurements, I only got the Moog-K8738 balljoint that they use in those arms. I guess I could call Moog and see if the moog-K8738 and the moog-K80012 have the same diameter where it mounts.

 

And calling MOOG directly, the guy said that those two balljoints had two different press diameters. So, that idea for me is out the window because the K-800012 is to big to be pressed into the Fabtech UCA. Now, I guess the Uni-***** with the new pins is the only other way I could still use the Fabtech arms.

 

Look on dezertrangers, many people have drilled the spindle hole for a 3/4" uniball.