Has anyone used the Proforged upper ball joints and if so did you have any issues? Mine seem to be a very tight fit in the control arm and before I start forcing things I just wanted to see if this is the norm.

The first pic shows the “old” ball joint sitting in the control arm (I believe the control arm is original to the car). Notice how it drops all the way to the threads. The second pic shows the Proforged ball joint on the same control arm (part number 101-10126 – which corresponds to a '69 B-body). Notice how much distance there is from the threads to the control arm.

The Proforged ball joint is a VERY snug fit in the control arm and it will require some force to get it to move down so the threads engage with the control arm (this doesn't seem right to me). My next step is to put the ball joint in the freezer for a few hours and heat the control arm to see if that helps.

Has anyone seen this before or have any thoughts? For what its worth the control arms are bare (just RPM'd).

Thanks.