problems with my spacer lift install

Hey guys I got a 00 prerunner I was trying to install Some lift spacers and after an hour of fighting with it , I gave up lol.


I used a spring compressor plus a big pry bar to push down on the control arms but it seemed like I needed the lower control arm to go down at least one more inch, and I just couldn't make that happen no matter how hard I tried. Could someone please shed some light on my predicament? What could I be doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Did you disconnect the spindle from the lca?

 

No sir I did not. I gotta bust that ball joint loose too to get this put together? ??

 

Sometimes, but it just bolts right back up when you're done

 

Yep, remove the 4 lower ball bolts & make sure you use some locktite on threads when re assemblying

 

what was mention and also if not already your sway bar too.

 

Thanks alot guys ill do that today. I did the sway bar but I didn't think id need to pull the ball joint apart. Thanks for the advice guys!