Building a ball joint baja- question about preload

[tobiism]

Hello! I'm building a baja out of a 67. Will be ball joint front with thing spindles and arms and class 11 Bilstein reservoir 7100 shocks front back(IRS rear)
With the thing beams I am already getting some needed ground clearance. Will I still need to cut and turn the front end to add preload? The bilstein rep told me those shocks are going to keep things a bit stiff up front already.
I prefer the front end be able to travel up and down equally and not be limited on the droop because of preload, but I always hear of people cutting and turning, even with raised spindles. Thoughts?
Thanks!!!
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[Mal evolent]

IMHO the raise you get from Thing spindles is as high as you can go without widening the beam. Any more and you will get a chance to test your roll cage.

3" is my personal limit. If you go higher, go wider.
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[oldschool5er]

I use to race on Thing beams in Score and I felt no need to cut and turn them. I used Bilsteins and stock Thing spring packs with sway-a-way additional spring inserts. I have two ex race cars with Thing beams I just use for recreational and those beams are set up the same way. I use hard stops for droop and upper limits on modded German ball joints.

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[dirtkeeper]

When I built mine, thing spindles and thing springs that are stiffer than bug ,I also added the adjusters too so I Could tune the ride appropriately.

I have it turned up I think about 1/2" or so and the ride is good. But have a heavy full body bug full of gear most of the time. A light baja probably doesn't need any additional preload.

[tobiism]