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Originally Posted by silverado_men
Can I use brakes and rotors Out of an 1994 K1500 or only from an c1500?
Thanks for your help.
Another question my Upper Ball Joints are Not mouted with screws they are with mounted with rivets. Is that normal? Looks like they are the factory ones out of 1987!!!
Why you dont use Ball Joint spacers für the upper control arm to get more space
between the frame and the upper control arm.
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cannot use K1500 parts because they are 4wd trucks.
The factory did rivet the upper ball joints, they can be a pain to remove but dont hesitate as it can be done with a cutting wheel and air chisel. cut an x shape in each rivet head and then chisel the head off. this is much easier with the upper control arm on a workbench as opposed to mounted on the truck.
I chose not to use ball joint spacers as they increase the risk of ball joint failure in my opinion. also the lift attained from the spindles does not affect suspension geometry while ball joint spacers will. The change in suspension geometry can cause irregular stress on any parts that were not replaced which can also lead to premature failure.