little upgrade to the 2500hd suspension

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so i could have paid $500 for a cognito upper control arm w/ a bolt in upper ball joint.but i'm cheap and have some welding and fab skills.
cognito uses a 1500 ball joint,so did i.
heres how it looks before,btw,ball joint presses in,this one fell out.see i've made the cuts to remove the old style

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filler pieces and the ball joint mount.

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and after some careful measurements and settitting ball joint angle,its all tig'd up.just a little more complicated than a couple of gussets on an oil pick up tube.
now my 02 dmax has easily replacable ball joints.

arm was cleaned inn my steel shot machine.

[MIKES280]

let me know how the alignment works out

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Originally Posted by MIKES280

let me know how the alignment works out

the centerline of the ball joint is the same as the press in one,and the angle is the same too.

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[QUOTE=Sutphen30;269469just a little more complicated than a couple of gussets on an oil pick up tube[/QUOTE]


and the welds look better too

[Rattlesnake Jake]

Getting the truck ready for a trip this summer Bill??

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Originally Posted by rattlesnake jake

Getting the truck ready for a trip this summer Bill??

yes i am
plus i got another computer w/ 5 tunes on it.plus i have efilive.
3 programs i'll use the most are

smoke,,= iq tester,just like my passat ecu
110hp economy tune(use this the most)
200hp race tune,should w/ exhaust(4") should net me a 13.2-4 in the 1/4 mile.
i'll debate whether to use the 90hp tow tune or the 110hp.i'll test it.

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Originally Posted by rattlesnake jake

Getting the truck ready for a trip this summer Bill??

yea, to the end of his driveway and back

[Paycheck]

The rubber bushings in that A arm looked pretty good - not too many miles on it, or easy highway?

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Originally Posted by PayCheck

The rubber bushings in that A arm looked pretty good - not too many miles on it, or easy highway?

those bushings are blown out.they'll be removed for energy suspension ones.

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thought i'd show the finish control arms.new energy suspension bushings and i took new moog bushing apart for the outer spacers and sleeves.

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if my pics are a litle blurry.its because my main camera got real cold in the truck and broke.here it is taken apart to see whats wrong.i gave up.

[MIKES280]

i see exactly what is wrong with it

[CBlakeNS]

Nice fab work