2011 Tahoe LT 4x4 with 185K miles.
Problem is I cannot tighten my upper control arm ball joint, or tie rod end ball joint on either side after suspension work. They just spin after getting the nut a little bit tight.
I completed KYB Monomax with Moog 81069 springs out back. Raised the rear about an inch, sitting at about 38.5" from floor to fender now.
Today I completed install of KYB 4079 Coilover assembly with MotoFab 2.5 inch level pucks that mount on the top of shock. Immediately I thought things were raised way more than 2.5". So I got things as tight as I could, drove around the block a few times, braking, a few speed bumps to maybe let things settle. Settled a little but, front measures about 39.5" now, which is nearly 4" higher than my stock worn shocks. I can only assume my suspension geometry is whack, and not allowing me to tighten those ball joints. Online consensus seems to be 2.5-3.0" max for leveling. The KYB front coilovers don't advertise a lift on this set (they do have a kit with the lower strut spacers, but not mine). I found some reports online of the front coming up about an inch from the coilovers.
I guess my plan is to tear stuff apart tomorrow and remove the spacer pucks, and hope I can get my ball joints to tighten up. Just looking for some confirmation that this is likely my problem before I tear stuff apart again. Any other tricks or reasons to tighten those ball joints, or reasons why I cannot?
Problem is I cannot tighten my upper control arm ball joint, or tie rod end ball joint on either side after suspension work. They just spin after getting the nut a little bit tight.
I completed KYB Monomax with Moog 81069 springs out back. Raised the rear about an inch, sitting at about 38.5" from floor to fender now.
Today I completed install of KYB 4079 Coilover assembly with MotoFab 2.5 inch level pucks that mount on the top of shock. Immediately I thought things were raised way more than 2.5". So I got things as tight as I could, drove around the block a few times, braking, a few speed bumps to maybe let things settle. Settled a little but, front measures about 39.5" now, which is nearly 4" higher than my stock worn shocks. I can only assume my suspension geometry is whack, and not allowing me to tighten those ball joints. Online consensus seems to be 2.5-3.0" max for leveling. The KYB front coilovers don't advertise a lift on this set (they do have a kit with the lower strut spacers, but not mine). I found some reports online of the front coming up about an inch from the coilovers.
I guess my plan is to tear stuff apart tomorrow and remove the spacer pucks, and hope I can get my ball joints to tighten up. Just looking for some confirmation that this is likely my problem before I tear stuff apart again. Any other tricks or reasons to tighten those ball joints, or reasons why I cannot?