Skyjacker Double Flex Control Arms

[Morphious]

I need a favor, anyone running the Skyjacker double flex control arms with the 2 1/2" springs in the front, could you measure your arms, eye to eye on both top and bottom? I'm curious as to what the difference is over the stock control arms.



Thanks,



Morph.

 

[Dane]

Morph,

I don't have the double flex, but I think the length is the same...



Near as I could measure the top is same length, bottom is 1/8" longer.



Call Skyjacker tech line for details?

 

[TomGolden]

Hi Morph,



I have the double flex arms. I'll try to remember to measure them tonight after work. When I had the kit installed, the kid who did the install must have never installed a lift kit before, as he didn't adjust either the arms or the DT track bar, and so the front axle was waaaaaay to far forward and a good 2" off center. Since I had never had a lift on any vehicle before, I didn't even think to look it over before I left the shop.



I'm quite sure the new arms are about 1 - 2" longer than the OEM arms, which I still have at home, so I can give you exact measurements on both sets of arms.



Disclaimer: I readjusted the new Skyjacker arms and DT track bar by myself at home, so I may not have them in the absolutre most correct positions now either...



Tom

 

[TomGolden]

Hi Morph,



Ok, my OEM arms are:



Top: 17 1/4" hole to hole

Bottom: 18 1/2" hole to hole



My double flex arms are:



Top: 17 3/4" hole to hole

Bottom: 19" hole to hole



Hope that helps.



Tom

 

[Morphious]

Tom, thanks, this confirmed what I figured, the new ones are a half inch different than the stock ones. Are your heims screwed all the way in? Just curious. I've got my parts list together, now I just need to find a local source for the DOM tubing and a fabrication shop to build the tube pieces. Thanks again.



Morph.

 

[TomGolden]

Yes, the heims on both ends of all 4 controla arms are basically screwed pretty close to all the way in. As I have posted before, the kid who did the original install didn't adjust anything, and the front axle was about as far forward as it could possibly go, and way off center. I put the truck up on jack stands to get the front wheels off the ground and adjusted the arms and DT track bar myself, to what looked like centered axle, then took it in for a full alignment, just to be safe.

 

[Gray 5.9]

About this DT Trac bar

Does the DT Track Bar convert the upper ball joint at the frame, to a bracket ,bolt, bushing convertion? I've got a Lukes link setup and it does the job, but it seems like everytime I turn around I'm having to adjust it to get it back to normal. The scarry thing is... when am i going to push the ball stud through the housing . It is starting to repeat it'self alot more often than it used to.



I really Don't feel like I could control this truck if the ball stud came out of the socket housing :--)

 

[HillCountrykid]

It's a bracket that uses the ball joint stud hole as one attachment point and 3 more places on the crossmember. The DT bar has heim joints on both ends.



Brian

 

[mediccummin]

Hill country

Does your DT trac bar have heims on both ends, because I just bought mine recently and it only has a heim at the upper end? When did you buy yours? Thanks.

 

[TomGolden]

I also have the DT track bar, bought it from them directly back in March or April 2002, and mine also has heim joints at both ends.



Tom

 

[onesloryd]

Just installed mine last weekend, has heim at the frame and a urethane bushing on the axle side. If the bar assembly had heims on both sides the heims would have to be replaced mot often.

 

[mediccummin]

DT trac bar

Just trying to figure out why there selling to different models. And if I got an older style or newer style. Did they use to be heims on both ends and they changed or visa versa. No big deal still happy with it.

 

[TomGolden]

Originally posted by onesloryd

Just installed mine last weekend, has heim at the frame and a urethane bushing on the axle side. If the bar assembly had heims on both sides the heims would have to be replaced mot often.

That doesn't make sense to me. The heim joint should never wear out under anything less than vehicle collision circumstances, while any sort of bushing, polyeurethane or whatever, will definitely wear out in time, under any conditions other than sitting on a shelf...



Am I really missing something here

 

[HillCountrykid]

I just checked to make double sure, and it has heims on both ends. I remembered having a heck of a time getting the jam nuts tight. When something like this has threaded ends on both sides, one is supposed to be a right-hand thread and one a left-hand thread. That way when you tighten one it's working against the other. Being the way mine is also does'nt let you adjust the length of the bar when both ends are attached to the truck.



I bought mine in Dec. of 2002.



As long as there is'nt alot of travel, I don't see the heims wearing very much. I'm no expert, but I'd think that they would outlast a polyurethane easily. Especially with the weight it's dealing with.



Brian

 

[Morphious]

heims can be nosiey if they aren't lined with something like teflon or kevlar. That might be the reason why they went with the poly bushing on one end. I'd rather have heims on both ends with a left and right handed thread.



Morph.

 

[mediccummin]

MY bar

I was able to adjust mine on the truck. Maybe when they changed the design from double heims to the new version this is one improvement they made. I would also believe that they expect the heims to wear out at some point or they would'nt have to sell the repair kit. And it was tough to get the jam nuts tight especially at the 575ft lbs they wanted or are rated for. I see the picture on there sight shows the single heim bar.

 

[onesloryd]

Heims are not design to take the constant pounding. After time the sphere becomes slightly loose and then to have a clunking feel. That is just my experience.