I have a feeling this is a dead horse, perhaps even one I've beaten before, but here it is again:
It's established that you switch to the newer lower ball joints when doing a brake upgrade. What is the specific reason that stock box lower ball joints can't be used with the newer spindles?

Obviously we know they fit into the control arm the same. The stud would appear (in my very unscientific, unmeasured/unscaled comparison image) to be highly similar, with differences in the length of the threaded portion but the profile of the rest of it looks quite similar.
Ideally someone who has tried to fit them together can offer some insight here. I think I have the parts to do this comparison in my garage but rather than mess with greasy old scrap ball joints maybe the answer already is known.
It's established that you switch to the newer lower ball joints when doing a brake upgrade. What is the specific reason that stock box lower ball joints can't be used with the newer spindles?
Obviously we know they fit into the control arm the same. The stud would appear (in my very unscientific, unmeasured/unscaled comparison image) to be highly similar, with differences in the length of the threaded portion but the profile of the rest of it looks quite similar.
Ideally someone who has tried to fit them together can offer some insight here. I think I have the parts to do this comparison in my garage but rather than mess with greasy old scrap ball joints maybe the answer already is known.
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