Someone please quote me a price for a 2" (or so) rear ball joint drop bracket ....

aka one of these



I could get a bud to one-off something like this, but someone who's done one before could get some easy buks from me instead. I'm looking for in my hands by 01/28 ...

I build a 3" if you want one
$60 + shipping ~ $10



It also rotates the rear axle for better driveshaft angle

I'll pass then ... I'll get one fabbed up at somepoint (probably 2") ...

Why the adjustment to the pinion angle? I'll have something to look at when I get back I guess, but I didn't think the drop would have much effect on driveline angles.

It improves the angle of the driveshaft,
and pushes the slip yoke back into the
trans to reduce wear and vibration

It improves the angle of the driveshaft,
and pushes the slip yoke back into the
trans to reduce wear and vibration

What he said. Noticable different.

You got a pic of the one I had made for me. I paid 75 for mine, shipped, BUT I'm pretty sure he can make em for less. I got overchanrged a bit for it, cause we had something more elaborate in mind. But it's cool, good buddy of mine!

I will call him today, and see what kinda prices he can fab one up for. Also, it is a 2" spacer.

What would you see as a fair price? Thick steel that is required for this application is not cheap, plus the time needed to fab it up. This thing needs to be beefy and bulletproof. $75 is cheap for a custom fabbed piece of anything, let alone something that needs to be strong enough and built correctly that holds the entire rear suspension in place. That spacer goes, you're entire rear suspension is trashed!

I'll start a new post this evening with prices!  

I build a 3" if you want one
$60 + shipping ~ $10

It also rotates the rear axle for better driveshaft angle

Good deal.
Its just about exactly like the one we fabbed up.

Is this on your truck Darin?

~Nate

Ya, the one in the pic is the one
I have tested for the last 5 years
so far so good.

I made one from 1/4 plate for a friend
of mine, I told him 3/8 plate but he brought
me the wrong stuff, well it broke thru the
bolt holes next to the riser, and he wasn't
wheeling just in a parking lot.

The good thing is if it breaks, you can
unbolt it and go back to the origional
balljoint on the diff, not the best situation
but it will get you off the trail and back home

Wild

If you do rotate it make sure the drive shaft angles are withing 7 degrees of each other.

If not you will get a vibration.

 I don't know, I've heard that
but I have yet to have any viberation
problems, I have seen the post with
the driveshaft pic, but it's showing
out of phase u-joints and the angles

Wild

Mine caused a vibration on decel at higher speeds.  It took out two transmitions (2nd gear) before I figured out what was wrong.

Set it up like this:



Haven't had a problem sence.

What he said. Noticable different.

You got a pic of the one I had made for me. I paid 75 for mine, shipped, BUT I'm pretty sure he can make em for less. I got overchanrged a bit for it, cause we had something more elaborate in mind. But it's cool, good buddy of mine!

I will call him today, and see what kinda prices he can fab one up for. Also, it is a 2" spacer.

What would you see as a fair price? Thick steel that is required for this application is not cheap, plus the time needed to fab it up. This thing needs to be beefy and bulletproof. $75 is cheap for a custom fabbed piece of anything, let alone something that needs to be strong enough and built correctly that holds the entire rear suspension in place. That spacer goes, you're entire rear suspension is trashed!

I'll start a new post this evening with prices!  

Don't get me wrong ... I don't think $75 is bad price for a one off. I was just wondering/hoping someone would make a dozen or so which could drop the price down. The first fabrication can be used as a template to just mass produce the next dozen sort of thing.

Don't get me wrong ... I don't think $75 is bad price for a one off. I was just wondering/hoping someone would make a dozen or so which could drop the price down. The first fabrication can be used as a template to just mass produce the next dozen sort of thing.

Mass production is hard, since this one is all machined. All the parts are machined to get an exact fit, then he sets them in a jig to get an exact fit, everything lined up perfect, etc. The machine work is $40/hr, plus the material, etc, etc, etc.

I can see if he can make up a few and see if a discount can be worked. I'll talk to him this week, and I'll see what he can work out.

 We can do them how many do you want made up and who is interested in them. what material thickness. and height do you want them in.. Our shop rate is $60.hr for machine work but if there is an interest in a quantity we can play with pricing.
-Scott

any one got dimentions on a 2 or 3 inch one I could use? I'd like to build one.. but I need details :-/

any one got dimentions on a 2 or 3 inch one I could use? I'd like to build one.. but I need details :-/

Lemme see what I can dig up. Do a search, I actually found the specs for the one I had built on this site.