Anyone make their own contol arms?
03-19-2010, 06:36 PM
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03-20-2010, 01:23 PM
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I've been checking this site out... looks like buying the necessary parts isn't all that hard.
I'll be building my own for sure... when I have the money.
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Forged-Chromoly-263quot-Ballistic-Joint_p_1636.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/263quot-Heavy-Duty-Ballistic-Joint_p_1226.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/125quot-12-tpi-Tube-Adapter_p_1406.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/15quot-ID--20quot-OD-250quot-wall-DOM_p_1223.html
I'll be building my own for sure... when I have the money.
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Forged-Chromoly-263quot-Ballistic-Joint_p_1636.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/263quot-Heavy-Duty-Ballistic-Joint_p_1226.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/125quot-12-tpi-Tube-Adapter_p_1406.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/15quot-ID--20quot-OD-250quot-wall-DOM_p_1223.html
03-21-2010, 10:31 AM
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I've been checking this site out... looks like buying the necessary parts isn't all that hard.
I'll be building my own for sure... when I have the money.
.ballisticfabrication.com/Forged-Chromoly-263quot-Ballistic-Joint_p_1636.html[/url].ballisticfabrication.com/263quot-Heavy-Duty-Ballistic-Joint_p_1226.html[/url]
.ballisticfabrication.com/125quot-12-tpi-Tube-Adapter_p_1406.html[/url]
ballisticfabrication.com/15quot-ID--20quot-OD-250quot-wall-DOM_p_1223.html[/url]
I'll be building my own for sure... when I have the money.
.ballisticfabrication.com/Forged-Chromoly-263quot-Ballistic-Joint_p_1636.html[/url].ballisticfabrication.com/263quot-Heavy-Duty-Ballistic-Joint_p_1226.html[/url]
.ballisticfabrication.com/125quot-12-tpi-Tube-Adapter_p_1406.html[/url]
ballisticfabrication.com/15quot-ID--20quot-OD-250quot-wall-DOM_p_1223.html[/url]
I'm probably gonna head down this path....once I get ontop of all my other little projects
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03-21-2010, 05:47 PM
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Homemade control arms
I have a 4" lift up front and didn't want to spend $350 on lower control arms so I went to the local off road shop and picked up some stock arms for free
cut and lengthened them to specs for 4" lift and have been using them for about 20K miles. A little tricky to lengthen cause of the angles but mine worked out fine.
cut and lengthened them to specs for 4" lift and have been using them for about 20K miles. A little tricky to lengthen cause of the angles but mine worked out fine.
03-22-2010, 03:32 PM
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BNorthern, still owe u some pics. I just took some more pics this last weekend. It just drives me crazy that I have to delete other pics to add pics.
03-22-2010, 04:06 PM
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Upper front parts bought from a Local Fab Shop.
Rear lowers are 1-3/4x.375 bored and tapped to 1.25-14 with Ballistic joints.
Upper front and Lowers. Rear uppers are Teraflex but I will change to a 3-link soon.
Rear lowers are 1-3/4x.375 bored and tapped to 1.25-14 with Ballistic joints.
Upper front and Lowers. Rear uppers are Teraflex but I will change to a 3-link soon.
05-06-2010, 02:26 PM
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I love this thread, I fabricate parts all the time and never thought about building my own long arm. $1k is a whole lot cheaper than $2k. I am a good welder, my son is a damn good welder. This is a no brainer. 