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upper control arms

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by eedwinn, Mar 29, 2015.

  1. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:09 PM
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    eedwinn

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    Is the brand "spc" good for the upper control arms since they are cheaper? Any good cheap brands you know?
     
  2. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:15 PM
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    Yes sir
    Top brands seem to be Light Racing, Camburg, and Total Chaos. That's in order of cheapest to most expensive and generally in order of best product. LR UCA's are about $400, Camburg's are about $600, and TC UCA's are about $900 I believe.

    Icon also make a solid product though. What type of wheeling (if any) are you planning on and what type of lift (again, if any) do you have?
     
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  3. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:16 PM
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    iRepLONGBEACH

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    Light racing uca's are made by Spc I believe. In fact, when I bought my LR ucas it had the Spc performance sticker inside
     
  4. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:16 PM
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    Do a search for Light Racing UCAs, made by spc. There is loads of info.
     
  5. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:19 PM
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    Yes sir
    That makes sense, I just always refer to them as LR UCA's and never really noted that they're made my SPC haha :facepalm:
     
  6. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:20 PM
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    This
     
  7. Mar 29, 2015 at 10:23 PM
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    Yes sir
    Yea this ^^. VERY helpful
     
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    I payed under $600 delivered for the TC And in my opinon is the best of those three
     
  12. Mar 30, 2015 at 8:45 AM
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    Yes sir
    I agree they're the best, if I recall correctly, they range from about $700-$900 depending on if you want the best quality or not. They're all great, but the $900 ones are $900 for a reason. Did you get a deal or what?
     
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    I only had a problem with the box they came in. It was a little weak. Inspect them carefully. Other than that... No complaints.
     
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    SPC light racing ones serve my needs well as I just need them to get alignment right. Not for serious abuse. @$365 its an attractive price point as well
     
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    ^^^Proof in the pudding right there...
     
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    ^ that poor truck.

    That high in the air on stock length arms no thanks!
     
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    Do you have a pic of them? Iv seen on a f150 forum where they came metallic blue and not the silver color as advertised.

    Also do you know what king of uni ball they come with?
     
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    The whole setup is no-name.
     

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