A ball joint relocation kit including a ball stud having a ball end, a threaded end, and a shaft with a straight outer diameter, and a sleeve having a tapered outer diameter and a straight inner diameter, wherein the sleeve is adapted to be received in a tapered hole through a steering knuckle from a bottom side, and the ball stud is adapted to be received through the tapered hole and the sleeve from the top side. The ball joint relocation kit can be used to replace an OEM ball stud to relocate the ball joint from below the steering knuckle to above the steering knuckle in suspension lifted vehicles.