twisted minis
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Pull the arm off, and take everything off of it. Now, strip the it bar right behind the balljoint bolt holes. Strip like a 2" section all around the arm. Now cut it right there. Move the balljoint portion of the arm down about 2-3 inches, and take careful measurements so you can do the other side the same. Line it up, and tack it in place. Now inspect it a little more to make damn sure its straight. Now make a plate to fill the gap on the top of the arm, 1/8" plate will work. THen plate and gusset the backside best you can. Then, bolt the balljoitn back on, and take note of its location. Trace it if you have to. Then make two gussets from the step on the arm and weld them in place. Repeat fo the other side.
And in order to make drop arms you would just move the cut piece up instead.