69 Firebird - Lowered Ridetech springs, 1/2" tall ball joints - Guldstrand mod?

[ModernMuseum]

I'm putting some 2" lowered variable rate ridetech springs on to replace my Hotchkis lowered (2"?) and went ahead and decided to replace the upper ball joints with the 1/2" tall proforged ones. I got one of the new springs in and couldn't get the hooks out from the compression tool, so now I'm back to square one.



Since things are on pause for a bit, I decided to go ahead and replace the lower ball joints as well, so now I'm thinking about doing the Guldstrand mod since i have everything apart.

With the stock a-arms and 1/2" tall proforged ball joints, can / should I go ahead and do this or are there other mods that I will have to do in order to make it work?

[Josh@Ridetech]

With the tall ball joints, I would hesitate on doing the Guldstrand mod. The combination of the two could put the ball joint in a bind and try to break them off. The taller ball joint is essentially doing what the mod does, without having to do the mod.

[mdavidthomas]

Any install picture? How's the ride/handling?

Thanks,

mdavidthomas

[ModernMuseum]

Still working on it...progress has been slow since I've been traveling. I hope to have it on the road in a month or so...will post pics when I do.