looking for upper balljoint

[garyo]

i am looking for a upper balljoint for a 91 l300. i tried the # found in the wiki section, adc48614. niether lordco or north shore mitsubishi had any info on this number.anyone have any ideas

[EnviroImports.com]

I think I have a few of those on the shelf, I will check tomorrow,
Noel

[jrman]

Hope this helps - following is from document provided to me by previous owner, so not sure if reliability (clearly the ADC part number is questionable even as he noted);

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Ball Joints - (2.4L)
Lower BJ275 both sides
Upper Right BJ277
Upper Left BJ278

Unconfirmed option - ADC 48652 Lower/ADC 48614 Upper
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Good luck.

[jaggedfish]

Hey Garyo!

Maximum Overdrive in Richmond has a good list of parts available. I believe he had a lot of suspension parts included in that.

His list is under the parts section on this site.

I believe it was you I waved at last week on Oak Street from my blue on silver low roof? Wanna get down to your shop one of these fine days....

[garyo]

thanks for the advise. found a pair at max overdrive,for what i thought was a very reasonable price. i needed the balljoint so i can machine the taper in the new, bigger spacer that will live underneath. this new bigger lift is turning out to be a lot of work,but i'm at a point now where everything is starting to look like it may work. i'll try to take some pictures along the way. (right now i'm running a spacer,that i made,that sits above the upper balljoint. the bigger spacer will be a tig welded steel assy. to go under the joint, w/ no spacer on top. and spacers for the subframe, longer hoses, shocks etc.) always looking for advise from anyone who's been down this road.

[asorensen]

Just curios about why the first spacer (that sits above the upper balljoint) wasn't working for you? I have seen the pictures of your rig and it sits about the height that I would like. Are you going higher and therefore need a better engineered spacer to deal with alignment issues? What thickness was the first spacer that you made and were there any issues with the alignment with that one?

Sorry for all the questions I am just trying to wrap my head around what options I have. My hope is that I would gain only about 1.5" from my present position. I have a little more room with torsion bars ( they are not quite cranked) but I understand this isn't a great solution for long term with premature wear and rough ride issues.

Any thoughts?

Andy

[garyo]

the upper 1'' spacer works fine,along with my 2'' lift shackles in the rear. i want to go up another 2'' front and rear,so a bigger spacer is in order. the problem w/ putting a 3'' block above the balljoint is the mounting bolts seemed to be getting a little on the long side. the new steel ,under balljoint spacers just seem stronger. this is all just in the testing stage right now,playing with different size spacers. for now, i'll put in the 3'' balljoint spacer and 1-1/2'' subframe blocks.if this doesnt look right,i've got some 3'' rect. tubing for the subframe spacers. good question about the alignment. with the 1'' blocks i was able to get everything within specs,but the new blocks might be pushing it. also in the works,i'm having a very talented friend build me a telescoping steer shaft that should work with whatever combinations i try.i'll try to post some pics soon.