Ridetech Upper Control Arm/Ball Joint Problem

[Proforged]

If I remember correctly, the original control arms had slotted bolt holes to allow for some variation in manufacturing. Most of the aftermarket ball joints do not have slotted bolt holes - they aren't necessary because the control arms are slotted. Aftermarket control arms aren't slotted and the ball joints aren't slotted, so unless the arms are drilled for a specific brand of ball joint and that ball joint is always used, these types of issues can come up - the bolt patterns aren't matched.



The reason for the issue you see in the photos with the Global West arms is that the Global West arms are drilled for a certain brand of ball joint, and it looks like Rod installed a different brand of ball joint than the ones that originally came with the arms (it looks like he decided to run tall ball joints, which Global West doesn't offer). The bolt pattern is slightly different on the replacement ball joint than on the ball joint that came with the GW arms.

It may be fine to drill out the arms - check with the manufacturer. Do not drill out the ball joint holes on the ball joint itself.