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Does anyone know why my spindle is so close to the drivers side.

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Old 10-20-2012, 05:54 PM
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Drivers side is about 1/2" inch from the tire passenger side is about 1- 1.5" away
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Did u hit a pot hole or jump that thing?
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Also the boot on the ball joint is bad
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Something is bent or the bearing is bad I would get it looked at befor it breaks or cuts up your tire
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Originally Posted by F150/4me
Also the boot on the ball joint is bad
Also the ball joint doesn't look like it's seated all the way into the spindle.
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passenger side is working fine the drivers side isn't, i know the ball joints are need new ones also i did hit a pot hole
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How many miles on your truck? Looks like the upper control ball joint isnt seated all the way, possibly worn out from your spacers.
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Originally Posted by 07lftdstx
How many miles on your truck? Looks like the upper control ball joint isnt seated all the way, possibly worn out from your spacers.
I doubt it. If it was seated all the way from the get go it wouldn't have loosened up and not be seated properly. The balljoint may have failed from hitting a pothole too hard. But the only way a spacer would have anything to do with that is if the balljoint wasn't properly torqued down after the spacer install.
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2010 Ford FX2 29,062 miles


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