Does this look right to you?? Front suspension

That ball joint socket doesn’t have the built in angle (or twist) the factory and those Hotchkis and QA1 arm do.

When the UCA arms are in full droop that angle is more pronounced. Also UCA bump stop tend to allow the UCA to droop more than stock.

second, in the aftermarket UCA use this deep socket that protrudes downwards past the ball joint threads. This gives area for the tubular arms to weld to.

But, the deep socket interferes somewhat with the grease/dust shield.

See, these sockets with Mopar ball joints have been used as a standard in circle track racing for 40+ years. The Circle Track guys don’t run dust shields. They want to see the condition of the ball joint. And they lube their stuff nearly every race.

My dust shields on my Hotchkis arms don’t fit very well either.