New Teraflex Lower Control arms install?
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New Teraflex Lower Control arms install?
I installed new teraflex front lower control arms last night and after I installed it with the gold ball side to the axle both my Zerk's face up, I have the option of moving them to face down. On previous postings I saw a lot of people posting that the driver side Zerk should face down and the passenger side Zerk should face up, this must have been with the previous production models right? When I took my stock control arms out I made sure that the teraflex arms angles lined up when I installed them and I got both Zerk's facing up. Is there anyone out there that experienced the same thing, I just want to confirm that I have this correctly installed?
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
Last edited by Fergor; 07-30-2009 at 07:25 AM. Reason: more info
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I installed new teraflex front lower control arms last night and after I installed it with the gold ball side to the axle both my Zerk's face up, I have the option of moving them to face down. On previous postings I saw a lot of people posting that the driver side Zerk should face down and the passenger side Zerk should face up, this must have been with the previous production models right? IWhen I took my stock control arms out I made sure that the teraflex arms angles lined up when I installed them and I got both Zerk's facing up. Is there anyone out there that experienced the same thing, I just want to confirm that I have this correctly installed?
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
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I installed new teraflex front lower control arms last night and after I installed it with the gold ball side to the axle both my Zerk's face up, I have the option of moving them to face down. On previous postings I saw a lot of people posting that the driver side Zerk should face down and the passenger side Zerk should face up, this must have been with the previous production models right? When I took my stock control arms out I made sure that the teraflex arms angles lined up when I installed them and I got both Zerk's facing up. Is there anyone out there that experienced the same thing, I just want to confirm that I have this correctly installed?
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
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"Gold-ball end" on the axle is correct (based on TF's clarification a while back). I have mine the other way, and maybe someday should turn them around. LOL. As for the Zerks--some say to leave them up to provide protection if you skid them along the rocks. I can attest to skidding them along the rocks ...
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I had TORN's help when I did mine and it took us an hour or hour and a half, at most. The hardest part is torquing everything down to 125 foot-pounds--that's a lot more force than you may realize. Make certain you have a good, long torque wrench before tackling this job. We also used a bottle jack to get the axle into the correct position after pulling the stock LCAs.
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I installed new teraflex front lower control arms last night and after I installed it with the gold ball side to the axle both my Zerk's face up, I have the option of moving them to face down. On previous postings I saw a lot of people posting that the driver side Zerk should face down and the passenger side Zerk should face up, this must have been with the previous production models right? When I took my stock control arms out I made sure that the teraflex arms angles lined up when I installed them and I got both Zerk's facing up. Is there anyone out there that experienced the same thing, I just want to confirm that I have this correctly installed?
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
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I installed new teraflex front lower control arms last night and after I installed it with the gold ball side to the axle both my Zerk's face up, I have the option of moving them to face down. On previous postings I saw a lot of people posting that the driver side Zerk should face down and the passenger side Zerk should face up, this must have been with the previous production models right? When I took my stock control arms out I made sure that the teraflex arms angles lined up when I installed them and I got both Zerk's facing up. Is there anyone out there that experienced the same thing, I just want to confirm that I have this correctly installed?
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!
Another question, I have a 4" lift and set my control arm length eye to eye to
23", is this good or should I push it up to 24"?
Thanks again for all your help!