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Discussion in 'Suspension' started by PhoenixTaco, Mar 11, 2013.

  1. Mar 11, 2013 at 9:09 PM
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    I am thinking about getting new uca's. And I can't decide what brand to get.. Any suggestions?
     
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  2. Mar 11, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    For articualtion or for alignment purposes ?
     
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  3. Mar 11, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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    I've been looking at the camburg uca'a but can't make up my mind!
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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    Both..
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2013 at 9:13 PM
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    uniballs then , yeah ?
     
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  6. Mar 11, 2013 at 9:16 PM
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    Yeah I know I wanted uni-ball. I just don't know what brand to get...
     
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  7. Mar 12, 2013 at 6:02 AM
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    May I recommend the Desert Products UCAs? Cool looking fully boxed chromoly design with stainless uniballs and misalignments. Don't have a single negative thing to say about mine. Priced right.
     
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  8. Mar 12, 2013 at 6:09 AM
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    Icon uni-balls!
     
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  9. Mar 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM
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    Those are wayy to damn expensive for me... I was thinking about getting the camburg ones!
     
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  10. Mar 12, 2013 at 9:42 AM
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    Icon now makes a tubular one that's around the same price as the Camburg.
     
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  11. Mar 12, 2013 at 11:51 AM
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    I have the Icon Tubular, Camburg, Total Chaos and Desert Products UCAs all in stock at this time. They are all quality products!
     
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  15. Mar 12, 2013 at 6:35 PM
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    Whats the difference between a tubular one and a camburg one?
     
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  16. Mar 12, 2013 at 6:44 PM
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    I am probably most likely going to get the camburg uca, everything is too expensive for me right now..
     
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  17. Mar 12, 2013 at 7:02 PM
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    I believe the Icon tubular, the Camburg, and the Total Chaos are all tubular design and cost about the same. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I don't know the specific differences between them. The other Icon UCA is their billet one which costs approx twice as much.
     
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  18. Mar 28, 2013 at 7:02 PM
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    So why is a uniball btter than the LR design?
     
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