Igor: Double Cab 4x4. Frankenstein's Helper

Is that the same guy who only gets one wheeling season out of his LBJs.

 

The whilelines are superior because they do not require reusing the OEM outer sleeve as you would have to do if you used new OEM bushings. Either that or replace the entire arm.

 

Yes, slight taper.

 

Looks like an outer sleeve to me

I mean mine are due too. 50k since the last set. Don't feel any play but when they are on the truck you're supposed to check with a prybar. If the amount of play is a few thousandths then they are bad. I'm sure mine do that.

They are better due to the gain in range of motion no matter what

 

I'm on my second set and they're pretty trashed. Two seasons worth.

Biggest problem is my cams are maxed and the opposing corners that get pushed into the mounts are getting destroyed. Only other fix would be heimed uppers.

They won't last 180k, sorry. Go back to rubber bushings if you want long life.

The benefit is they don't bind like the rubber bushings do when you start getting into extended travel, and move easier through the entire range of motion. Also, you'll probably get a slight handling improvement in exchange for some more vibes/road feedback. They're also prone to squeaking. Hopefully you used a liberal application of grease when installing, especially on the ends that go against the washers.

Valid point. You may not want to base your likely results on my past results.

 

Didn't you have to replace one of your backups in your OSK also?

 

I hope you didn't take that as a jab from me. I respect the fact that you use your truck really hard and work just as hard at keeping up with the consequences of that.

 

Not at all.

And trust me, I wish some of these parts would last longer. Gotta pay to play. Only other solution would be slow down, and I'm not about to do that.

 

That reminds me. I need to look at my cams. Curious to see if they are as tweaked out with these lcas. Hoping not, would make them all the more worth it. Or maybe new ucas will help even more.

Wish we could easily solid mount ours. I'd run a heim joint uca. I don't think Marc's done a new alignment in years after he did that. Doesn't really thrash the truck though anymore.

I gained a lot more fluid range of motion, so did you likely with the whiteline bushings. Shocks are just long and spindles are contacting the coils hard. Will see how it plays out with new uppers. But i know I'm using all of my shock now for sure.

Yeah 50k is gonna be my number for lbjs on Igor.

Nah I just have to mail it back once I'm done using it haha

 

well I need a shop before I get Frank back so...could be a while.





@Squeaky Penguin all my cam tabs at are 2 oclock or 2:30. Like all of them. Kind of odd but cool I guess.

 

Issue with poly bushings is they need to be greased pretty regularly. If you can get some grease fittings in the LCA, the poly bushings should last longer.

 

thats true. One of the disappointing things about the Solo LCAs were they didn't have grease zerts..i'll add them later

 

Do you have a spec sheet from the alignment that you can post?

 

Looks just like Ben's kind of. Think he had a bit more castor but I'm on stock UCAs so that's cool.

Ben out of curiosity what are your cam tabs turned at?

 

Your caster is similar to his but that much negative camber would bother me. Potential for tire wear on the inside edge. Getting uppers may help to free that up but not sure.

It is cool the lowers alone gave you 2 degrees of caster. How's it feel at 50+ mph?

 

good. Then I can get new tires though I can't decide wtf I wanna do about that..

Is a bit much. But not gonna kill me.

Feels great. Drives nice. In fact today I told Devin I don't think the trucks ever driven better. Mostly with how it cycles and handles bumps. Theres no more dartyness or anything. Just floats through stuff much more solid feeling and plush. Rear still bucks here and there. Deal with that latter hopefully this year.

 

Here is my most recent spec sheet.

 

Guarantee they won't, they are a solid design and have less give and flex so instead they wear away. Candle that burns brighter and such. They'll give a better experience for a shorter time, just like heims, rebuildable shocks and all the other race car stuff we use. If you want stock, stay stock, and pick up a cheaper hobby like ceramics or tribal art haha

 

very nice! Never had that much castor ever on any rig. Think Frank has a side that goes to 3º but the other is 2.5ish I think(bent frame I think) camber is all fucked too. Towers are tweaked.

I've never been able to get positive castor out of Igor ever since I lifted him an inch. Crazy...


Hopefully UCAs help a bit. Probably have 3-4º easy.

 

Your front camber is nothing, I wouldn't even give a second thought to tire wear from that, it's a bad toe that really eats the tires away.