SPC LIGHT RACING UCA'S

Ive had them 2 years now. I upgraded to the new bushings and was Provided them for free by LR.

Changing them was a breeze. Used a chisel and a hammer to slide them out. No cutting required on mine

 

I have these with very low miles on them
Until now I haven't heard of any problems but the weld broke

 

What were you doing when they broke? Have you jumped your truck at all?

 

lol no
I was on a trail not to hard, I have been hearing a knocking on the front but everything was always tight so I figure it might of been cracked on the bottom and then let go? im just happy it was on a trail not on the highway!

 

here is what it looked like removed
I had to cut the bolt to get it out since it bent
I just traded them on under warranty and the new ones are different and look better so they should hold up better

 

Can you take a picture of the new ones so that we could see the difference? Thanks!

 

I will do that tonight

 

the new one has a tapered bushing on the inside and its thicker plus the weld seems to be thicker

 

those are some pretty small pics, but I think I see what you are talking about. If mine break I will post here.

 

Update. Went to rotate the tires the other day and found some serious cupping on the front tire. Decided to take it to the shop and have the wheels balanced. Both sides now have play in the ball joints. SPC is getting a call. Less than 25,0000 miles and I definitely am not harsh on the truck.

 

I also have been having issues with these uca's. just getting ready to change my 3rd one, got really loose, dealer told me not safe to drive till changed, I have 37000 km on my 2012 truck and I have never been offroading

 

What " got really loose " ?

 

I called SPC about mine and should have new Upper Ball Joints soon under warranty. Everything else on them seems to be fine.

 

What does their warranty entail? How long will they honor it?

 

I had posted this in the suspension forum, but just now found this thread so figured I'd post up my recent experience. I heard my suspension making some noises so went to torque things and found this. The pic where it has a wider gap is when I had it jacked up. I bought these in 2012 and they probably have around 40-45k miles on them. I do little off-roading and go pretty easy on my truck. SPC customer service was great, new set on the way. Hopefully this issue has been resolved.

 

I have 40000 on ucas and am on bj set #4 i dont offroad as much as id like and i dont drive like an complete maniac. I am running 35's tho

 

I just installed these along with 6112's. I backed into the garage today and heard a pop from front driver side. The driver side ball joint dosent seem to seat all the way to the rubber boot like passenger side did. I removed it and tried to reseat it but thats where she sits...

Also noticed bad toe in/out after install. Going to get aligned tomorrow at Toyota.

 

I took it apart, check for dirt, debri in the taper, found nothing. Never had a lifted truck before. Could the noise I heard be new springs, struts, uca just settling?

 

Question for anybody that's broken their Light Racing UCA... how are they with their warranty and replacement? Whats the process if there is one. I just completely snapped mine last weekend.

 

Definitely had them for over a year, however it did break where the forward part is welded. I'll have to call them during the week and see what they say.