new idea for a lift ...

[rohnk]

I've been reading this thread and it sounds like an interesting idea. My problem is that I don't understand all the names of the parts you guys are mentioning. Do any of you have pics that could clarify things a bit for us which are not as familiar with ball joints and suspension components?

That's why I love these forums, learn a lot more stuff than I can keep up with!

[68AMXGOPAC]

mach1, was there really any driveability issues with the eagle having the ball joint spacers?? im talking every day driving?? was there bad bump steer issues? im a little leary of the ball joint spacers, even tho i thought about it and asked once also. i still think it may be safer with just spring lifting. just something about ball joint spacers that can be a weak point at highway speeds pushes me away from that thought...

The issues were bad.  I ran the ball joint spacers through 2 incarnations.  The first set were so bad anything other than a flat road made the vehicle wander and hard to control.  The next set built had shims and spacers that were machined to fine tune the alignment so they would be the same side to side.  This was better but still didn't make me comfortable driving it on the street.  That is how my modified knuckles came into play for the next try.

I also had steering issues with having to drop the steering gear and idler which I'm sure complicated the problem. 

As many have said.  The solid axle is probably the way to go as far as simplicity... even though that isn't exactly simple either.   

Curious as to how thick were your spacers ??I have 1" ones wich seem to be close to a 2" lift.

[mach1mustang351]

Mine were for my 3" body lift setup.