Thread: Ball Joint Spacers - Gasser

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I have read about these being used by the gasser cars from the 60's. Whats the general consensus on them?

I saw some on fleebay here:Ball Joint Spacers

The guy says they don't raise the height of the vehicle...? I don't see how they couldn't.

I'd like to give my bel air that gasser stance, and have been looking into various options

He's right they don't effect the ride height. I have them on my 57. They go between the upper ball joint and upper control arm. I heard the make the car launch harder by displacing the wait. I'm not sure they work. The only reason there on my car is I havent redone the front suspension yet. Dave might be able to shed a little light on them for you, but as far as changing the look or stance of the car it won't happen.

Duh, I saw the word "spacer" and instantly pictured it going over the spring...
So they don't work...?

They work fine for what they are designed for. They are designed to allow for more front end lift on acceration which allows for more weight transfer to the rear wheels on launch. In their day, they were the answer. With the advent of all the good four bar rear suspension systems allowing for so much more adjustability, they have become pretty much old tech. On a leaf spring rear car they still work fine, they will allow more front suspension travel, better weight transfer, and better hook on the rear. Because they are not on the load bearing side of the suspension, they have nothing to do with ride height.....