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Which UCA would you guys recommend JBA or Dirt King?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by TxTaco666, May 27, 2020.

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“That Red tho...”

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“That Red tho...”

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Looks great, I can still remember when mine looked that good.

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Go with JBA, they are quiet and I beat the living hell out of my truck and have no issues.

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Some of you are scaring the heck outta me since I went with DK. Oh well.

I’ll be sure to post after I get all this shit in this weekend.

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Some of you are scaring the heck outta me since I went with DK. Oh well.

I’ll be sure to post after I get all this shit in this weekend.

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I'm running the same DK's and they are great! Not adjustable but whatever. If I need adjustable then I'll buy some later. Have fun getting that bolt out!

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I’m looking to purchase some upper control arms but stuck on which ones to invest in. I’ll mainly be daily driving and doing weekend camping and light trails.
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JBA

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I'm running the same DK's and they are great! Not adjustable but whatever. If I need adjustable then I'll buy some later. Have fun getting that bolt out!
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Thanks for the reassurance

Were you able to get good alignment?

How much are you lifted?

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Curious.. 2-3" of lift and jba ucas, at some point 33"s will go on. Will factory OR wheels work without rubbing? Is there enough offset on factory OR wheels? Not installed or even ordered yet, will next month. Just trying to make sure I don't have issues later. Tires will more than likely be duratracs, have them now and love them.

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Thanks for the reassurance

Were you able to get good alignment?

How much are you lifted?
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888's with the same Icon 3 leaf AAL as you so it ended up somewhere around 2.5" I think. I didn't measure beforehand. As for the alignment it could be better could be worse. Ended up with like 2.3* ish of caster but I think that's more on the alignment guy than the DK's. I took it to a local Christian Bros Automotive to have it aligned because my local 4x4 shop was booked out for a while and I needed to be back on the road. I intend to take it over to the 4x4 shop and have them do it since I've had other work there done before and they know their shit. I did have to do the CMC though as I had some decent rubbing there after everything. Now it's just on a few bits of the back part of the liner that I haven't gotten around to trimming and only on weird turns with a dip in them like pulling into a few certain parking lots.

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888's with the same Icon 3 leaf AAL as you so it ended up somewhere around 2.5" I think. I didn't measure beforehand. As for the alignment it could be better could be worse. Ended up with like 2.3* ish of caster but I think that's more on the alignment guy than the DK's. I took it to a local Christian Bros Automotive to have it aligned because my local 4x4 shop was booked out for a while and I needed to be back on the road. I intend to take it over to the 4x4 shop and have them do it since I've had other work there done before and they know their shit. I did have to do the CMC though as I had some decent rubbing there after everything. Now it's just on a few bits of the back part of the liner that I haven't gotten around to trimming and only on weird turns with a dip in them like pulling into a few certain parking lots.
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Awesome. Thanks for the detailed response. You have what looks like a great setup.

I can deal with an alignment that ‘could be better, could be worse’. As long as it isn’t pulling super hard in one direction or another- I’ll be super happy. If it does do that- maybe I’ll take it to a shop that specializes in alignments.

Either way, can’t wait!

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Awesome. Thanks for the detailed response. You have what looks like a great setup.

I can deal with an alignment that ‘could be better, could be worse’. As long as it isn’t pulling super hard in one direction or another- I’ll be super happy. If it does do that- maybe I’ll take it to a shop that specializes in alignments.

Either way, can’t wait!
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Picture for the kind words!
And it pulls a bit to the right but like I said, more on the alignment guy. It's not bad enough to where it's wearing the tires funny or anything and I've dealt with it for 10k miles so more of a whenever I get around to it and feel like paying for it thing.

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James710 said: ↑

Awesome. Thanks for the detailed response. You have what looks like a great setup.

I can deal with an alignment that ‘could be better, could be worse’. As long as it isn’t pulling super hard in one direction or another- I’ll be super happy. If it does do that- maybe I’ll take it to a shop that specializes in alignments.

Either way, can’t wait!
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Pulling won't have anything to do with your UCAs. UCAs will affect the tracking and self centering more than anything. Even with stock arms, you should have zero pulling.

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Curious.. 2-3" of lift and jba ucas, at some point 33"s will go on. Will factory OR wheels work without rubbing? Is there enough offset on factory OR wheels? Not installed or even ordered yet, will next month. Just trying to make sure I don't have issues later. Tires will more than likely be duratracs, have them now and love them.
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According to the JBA website, anything larger than 32.5" will need either offset wheels or spacers to clear.

I just bought Eibach Coilover 2.0s for the front and Pro-Trucks for the rear. Am deciding between the JBA and SPC UCAs. Will likely run up to 33" at some point so that will play into it.

I also saw where the fronts can be inched forward a little by certain UCAs and that is the real key to getting 33's to not rub. so that pushes me to the SPCs since they have that ability easily.

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Nob question here. I have a 2wd SR5 with a 3” spacer lift. I know I need new UCAs to correct the geometry and hopefully get my truck back to driving right. A lot of the aftermarket upper control arms I see say they’re specifically for 4wd or pre runner. I’m not really seeing any that say they’re for 2WD. Does it really make a difference? Any help here is appreciated. Thank you

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Pre Runner are the 2wd ones. I don't know what the difference is though.

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Pre Runner are the 2wd ones. I don't know what the difference is though.
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Thank you. These are the UCAs I’m looking at. I don’t do any real off roading and the reviews are decent. I’m thinking spending $700 is not necessary. Hopefully

https://www.suspensionconnection.com/50935-tacoma-arms.html

*my apologies. I just realized I kinda hijacked this thread.

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According to the JBA website, anything larger than 32.5" will need either offset wheels or spacers to clear.

I just bought Eibach Coilover 2.0s for the front and Pro-Trucks for the rear. Am deciding between the JBA and SPC UCAs. Will likely run up to 33" at some point so that will play into it.

I also saw where the fronts can be inched forward a little by certain UCAs and that is the real key to getting 33's to not rub. so that pushes me to the SPCs since they have that ability easily.
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Well, I ended up going with the JBAs and am happy. Installed it all last weekend and got about 2.3” in the front and 1.5 in the rear. Truck is pretty level now.

Front
Eibach 2.0 coilovers
JBA UCAs

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ICON add-a-leafs

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