Lower control arm bolt remedy?

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LONGISLANDRAPTOR

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Like I said I was sateing what the shock debat sticky thread stated. You gain .44 inches of travel with a 3.0 fox. The 1:2 motion ratio makes wheel travel equal almost 1 inch. The upper balljoint buttons out at that travel. I was told this is why guys were having knuckle failures do to all the stress subjected to that area under suspension droop.

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The stock outboard ball joint on the uca binds at full droop. You get a little more droop travel with an aftermarket uniball arm.
 
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Like I said I was sateing what the shock debat sticky thread stated. You gain .44 inches of travel with a 3.0 fox. The 1:2 motion ratio makes wheel travel equal almost 1 inch. The upper balljoint buttons out at that travel. I was told this is why guys were having knuckle failures do to all the stress subjected to that area under suspension droop.

You can't tell emotion over text so please don't take my comments as a hostile thing, I'm just debating what I have been told [emoji106]��

The motion ratio isn't 2:1.
They don't bind, I have tested it. They're close, but the shock still tops out first, with stock shocks, fox 3.0 and icon 3.0.
The majority of knuckle failures have been from people that have aftermarket uca's, and a host of other mods that simply allow the truck to be driven harder, resulting in the next weakest link letting go.
 
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