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Light Racing UCA's

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by Beauty or Beast, Mar 17, 2017.

  1. Mar 17, 2017 at 5:27 AM
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    I recently bought a pair of these arms to help line up my '13 sport after a 2" level. My question is;

    Has anyone had any issues with the ball joint moving back and forth? It says to torque to 150 ft/lb but a good whack at the right angle might scoot it none the less. Does anyone have any idea how to help prevent (other than the smart ass remark different brand :crazy:) this from possibly happening?

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  2. Mar 17, 2017 at 5:31 AM
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    some have tack welded it in place. mine dont move
     
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  3. Mar 17, 2017 at 5:34 AM
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    Mine don't move. 150lbs is a lot. Most stuff for front suspension is around 70-80ft lbs. I marked mine and always look at them but they haven't moved in 1.5 years of daily driving and off-road
     
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    Mine don't move. Torque is and mark it.
     
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  5. Mar 17, 2017 at 6:38 AM
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    Mine have never moved. Got hit in an accident and the spindle bent before the ball joint moved.
     
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  6. Mar 17, 2017 at 6:39 AM
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    Agreed with above. Torque them down and drive on!
     
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    Mine moved once, but I don't know how much they were torqued down. I used a breaker bar after that and haven't had a problem.

    If you can carefully sculpt a piece of metal to fit in the slot between the balljoint and the arm you could slip it in there and never have to worry about it.
     
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  8. Mar 17, 2017 at 7:21 AM
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    Time to beef spindles. Glad you're OK.
     
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  9. Mar 17, 2017 at 7:26 AM
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    Havent moved in a year of hard wheeling. Mine are torqued really high, whatever the spec was.
     
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    @JimboAnz and myself do some light offroading too
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    Thanks all for the feedback. 150 ft/lbs is a lot, I usually only torque my wheels on an they're at 85. After this upgrade I went over all the bolts after the previous alignment FORGOT to re-tighten the cams. :annoyed: so I figured another alignment...i'll go ahead an upgrade the arms as well.
     
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  12. Mar 17, 2017 at 8:47 AM
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    Just replaced my old style last week. I added the new version with the grease zerk. Mine did not move in 5 "years. You could see the marks under the part. The old joint torque value was 120lb also, new ones are 150lb
     
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    Nice, I was just thinking about something like that to protect it.
     
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