Extreme Duty Lower Ball Joints

Case hardened... two stages of dry lube... billet chromoly stock and a two-piece assembly. The Carli Extreme Duty Lower Ball Joints will be the strongest part on your truck. All we need to do is wrap up the prototype development with a complete bashing down in Mexico for days on end. The Carli fleet will be throwing down in Baja in a few weeks and after a final inspection, the PO will be drafted for a production run.

Stay tuned...

For now, check out the Dodge Ram Lower Ball Joints product page with more information

Dodge Long Travel Rear End

Referring back to the Dodge Ram Long Travel Suspension post that showcases almost 20" of travel with a modified full leaf pack and new spring shackles, the latest news is completed designs and first test runs.

The rear shocks stay under the bed with the addition of a chromoly tube tandem shock mount. The first installation of these shocks is being done with 16" travel, Bilstein 4-tube bypass racing shocks. This new setup has been completely designed in house, including the layout of the bypass tubes that match the bump zone compression travel as well as the characteristics of the Dodge Ram.

These should be debuted here shortly, not too soon for the start of the desert season, which will mean that by the time we all rally up for a Halloween weekend run to the sand, one of our trucks will be dropping 37's out of the wheel well through the whoops and probably sporting a coil-over front end to match.

Just another round of the Carli Suspension delivery and this year is set to be our heaviest hitting movement in the history of the company. Stay tuned for more updates on this project.

The real beauty of this addition is the fact that cost control was implemented in the project, cost control for the customer that is. In order to get this kind of travel the shocks have to be relocated as the compressed dimensions won't allow for longer travel. Keeping the bed of your truck functional means keeping the shocks under it. There are other ways to, however it would lead to a price tag that would create a disadvantage for some... leaving room in the budget for custom shocks or any of the goodies that the company is rolling out.

Lower Ball Joint Surprise

The lower ball joints have graduated the Carli R&D process and are already getting miles on Sage's truck. It started on Wednesday with the driver's side which brought a new feel back into the front end of his truck. As of yesterday, both sides were done, more measurements taken and parts inspected - then the road report comes in. The front end of the truck feels so tight, it's almost foreign.

So much mico chatter comes through the steering column that you simply get used to it. That movement is coming from the lower ball joints. The OEM parts were fully inspected, on and off the vehicle and were found to be within factory specs and otherwise appeared to be normal, so you would never be able to trace that last "loose" feeling down. After riding around, installing and assisting with the final test installations, the amount of feel is dramatic. At least 50% improvement from the driver's seat is immediately recognized.

We didn't expect this to happen either, the goal was to improve on the design and strength of the lower ball joints, just as we did with the uppers. Creating a two-piece assembly that is hardened beyond that of the upper ball joints was performed right off the bat. The tolerances were closed tightly through the machining process and installation is done with Redline CV2 high performance grease. A zirc fitting is included in the unit that is appropriately located and positioned for easy maintenance.

We are working up a satisfaction guarantee behind these components that simply throws it out there, if you're not satisfied, we'll buy them back from you. There might be a couple of minor revisions to the clocking of the assembly for easier installation, but other than that, it's time to have another release party at the shop.