Ebay UCA?

lol I came across these last night.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silver-Fron...ash=item21198003e0:g:ov4AAOSwax5YpoDl&vxp=mtr


Anyone have them?

 

I have never seen those, but I am interested.

Sub'd

 

i mean they have greaseable fittings?
does it not matter that they are 2004 and under?

 

Garbage but waste the money if you want to. Wouldn't play with my safety while driving with junk.

 

You've used them before?

 

No anyone that is serious about lifting their trucks and having proper equipment wouldn't use those.

 

was going to ask the same, I mean I understand where he's coming from but I want to her from someone who has
but for 100 more you could get these..
http://tacoma-upper-control-arms.co...r-upper-a-arms-for-2005-14-toyota-tacoma.html

 

Always remember you get what you pay for, and anything to do with suspension, wheels, steering you don't play with.

 

I understand what you're saying as well, but when Camburg or Allpro first started UCA's or even opened, someone had to give it a whirl. Who's to have known Toyota didn't come up with the absolute most superior grand design with there factory UCA's? Along with that how hard is it to copy a design that has been out for over a decade?

I'm not saying these are great or even decent, but I cant shoot them down just b/c there not the name brand.

 

I 100% agree, but it would be interesting to hear from someone who has tried them is all I'm saying.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...em-other-than-the-brand.473572/#post-14319265

 

good thread, most everyone kind of went of off the buy once cry once idea, which is smart and I agree, but the only guy that had experience with them on said (his friend) that he hasn't had a problem with them.
But I don't like that they don't have serviceability and that they use cheaper bearings. I personally would be hesitant, but i'm subbed for a horror story..

 

I remember there was a thread were couple members actually had these can't seem to find it but really I would go with a well known brand then some knock offs especially if your planing to offroad and do long trip don't want to be stranded middle of nowhere

 

Not a Taco, but the same Chinese mfr:
https://www.f150forum.com/f4/possib...ball-control-arms-242184/index17/#post4025715
https://www.f150forum.com/f4/possib...ball-control-arms-242184/index20/#post4244106

Basically the arm itself is unlikely to break on you, but the no-name uniball bearing wears out very quickly - the teflon liner dislodges easily.

 

Damn! Yeah I was filtering threw the reviews and saw someone with a 1st gen tundra crashed because these failed.
Sketchy!

I was going to pass on these anyways unless someone had something amazing to say about them. I was just wondering if someone here every used them and has any input good or bad.

 

^They are going to be stronger than the stamped-sheetmetal OEM UCA no matter what. Aside from the questionable uniball, the other unknown is the geometry - nobody knows how much caster correction they will provide.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FzTAsVuQuw

 

these come up occasionally. arms themselves are fine. bushings are junk and often to thick or the spacer isnt thick enough causing premature wear. the uniball itself lasts a decent amount of time for most people. bushings and uniball can be swapped out with brand name components. its only worth it if you can get them cheap and replace the wear parts. I think for just a little more the spc arms are much better choice

 

An unfortunate fact of life is: If you buy the cheapest there is, there is a real good chance you will get the cheapest there is. Though this is not always true it is true often enough that one should proceed cautiously--buying cheap and then "down-the-road" having to buy the quality you should have in the first place does not save any money.

It's one of those don't ask me how I know/I'd love to be able to tell you I've never been there things...

 

I have no experience with this product, but if the origin of manufacturing is not from a reliable source I would be skeptical about buying. Many metals sourced outside the USA are not up to American standards and can fail and wear more quickly, especially steal. Just be careful and do your research. This thread was a good start, but is there anymore information on the product though?