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Hey was posting to see if anyone knows or who can make tubular upper control arms for my 1999 Dodge dakota 2wd.
 
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Old 04-01-2018, 01:38 AM
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None currently exist due to lack of market. There have been several group buy attempts in the Dakota RT group with various companies/machine shops, but so far none have come through with the offers.
 
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So im guessing im just gonna go thru ball joints like hell than. I mean is it possible to get a machine shop to make one
 
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Could you explain whats going on and why in detail. Why is it so jacked up looking it looks like your missing the top bumper inside the control arm to prevent over extension of the joint?

 
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Well i have 2.5 inch coil spacers and after a year this started happening and its both sides
 
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So you wanted 2.5" more height on the front end?
 
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Yes , why?
 
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If you're up 2.5 inches, then you're going to be pretty much SOL on ball joints. Even stock repro tubular ones wouldn't work in your config, you'll need a custom set of one-offs to correct the ball joint angle.
 
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We are politely trying to say what you did has no good outcome and should not have been done. Only fix is return to stock configuration or very custom modification.
 
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