Alignment, Caster, Clearance, and Driving Report with Light Racing UCAs

yes please do post pics!!! this would not be the first time this has happened either, I suspect you had a failure with the non grease able ball joints correct?

 

any other vendors ? They must be on vaca ? No orders till the 27th ? I have to move on this. Thanks

 

Yes non greasable bj. I am happy with them ! Its just time

 

any other vendors ? They must be on vaca ? No orders till the 27th ? I have to move on this. Thanks

 

try finding the part number and order it off eBay maybe?? I would assume its the fastest way and cheapest option even.

away from the search button right now, ill look up the part number for you later if possible. i think its on the HS website though IIRCC

 

Wheelers ! why didnt i think of them ? A bit cheeper too Thank you

 

cheaper price on the part but you gotta pay shipping and you wont get the shipping price until after purchasing...
headstrong has free shipping but yea they are away until the 27th..
I still believe ebay is the fastest shipped option at your door step.

 

Wheelers suck. You'll get your ship price after you place the order. Which the they determine a day after order. Then they ship later in the day or the following day. And THEY pick the shipping option which is usually the cheapest/slowest available option.

Ask me how I know.

I would go with Headstrong

 

You can just call or email them to get a shipping quote before you order. I do agree that they should have a shipping calculator online, but I have had nothing but good customer service from them with my orders. Sounds like 09tacomania needs these ASAP and HS is out until next week.

@YotaDan help this guy out

 

@09Tacomania not sure if you already got your replacement parts yet but you should most def call SPC customer support center, 1) they can send you the parts and 2) I bet you can get them to send you the parts for free if you send them in your broken ones

for sure worth a shot, I called and the guy who helped me on the phone was beyond helpful
http://www.spcalignment.com/off-road
Toll Free Tech Line - 800-525-6505

 

I'd appreciate some input on ideal alignment numbers for my rig.

Setup:

• Lift: Icon stage 1 coilovers w/ about 2.5in of lift in the front w/ 1.5in Icon AAL in the back
• Wheels & Tires: 255/80/17's Cooper ST Maxx on XD Revolvers, 0 offset & 4.5 backspacing
• I've already trimmed quite a bit, so i'm not worried about rubbing/clearance

I currently have stock UCA’s but plan to install the Light Racing UCA’s as my current alignment specs are not ideal. I’m guessing my caster needs to be between 2.4-2.8 based on what I’ve read.

Thanks for the help!

 

Bump

 

Are you having issues with your current setup and current alignment? Are you rubbing a lot??
We need a to hear from you a little more on the issues you are having, if any, to give you some feed back!!
what have you trimmed so far?
with your setup and alignment specs I imagine it drives on the road rather well but maybe you are having some rubbing when the wheel is fully cut left or right?

 

no issues w/ the current setup- just realizing that i should have gone w/ new UCA's when i lifted the truck to prevent wear & tear on suspension parts & hit correct alignment specs. It drives great on the road as is.

No rubbing currently at full lock either way- I trimmed quite of bit in the wheel wells when i was running 285's previous to the 255's.

 

I do not believe that you are necessarily damaging anything by not having upgraded yours UCAs.
2.5 inches of lift is like right there at the limit thats all.
Your best wear and tear prevention is you as the driver behind the wheel and where you decide you wanna stick your truck in and out of and in what manner you approach obstacles.

 

I have eibachs up front with 5100's at zero for approximately 1.7 inches of lift. My SPC upper control arms are set to neutral +2 caster. 3 leaf progressive out back for 1.75 inches of lift. Prior to the Eibachs, i had 884's for 2.25 inches of lift and my alignment numbers were right on wirh 2.5 caster each side and the rest at zero with no rubbing.

Now with the lowered lift i got another alignment and the "best" the guy could do was 2.2 and 2.5 as shown in the picture, but my tires are rubbing the mud flaps. Seems like the tires are more towards the mud flaps and not centered in the wheel well.

I read on here that adjusting the caster from the uca moves the tires towards the rear of the vehicle and adjusting it from the lower control arms moves the tires more towards the front of the truck.

My question is should i change the SPC's back a little to +1 caster to move the tire forward and then try to get it aligned again or will they not be able to get me back to 2.5 after i take away some caster from the top?

Thanks for any insight before i bring the SPC's back a notch.

 

Anyone?

 

Was it the same guy that aligned it at first?

 

Yep, same guy at firestone. I have the lifetime alignment. The rubbing is annoying and the tire needs to be pushed a little forward.