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Spc upper control arm issues

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Taco600mpg, Oct 19, 2021.

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  1. Oct 19, 2021 at 3:56 PM
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    Anybody have any issue with the 25470 with the XAxis joints, greaseable ball joints, and there control arms breaking.

    spc upper control arms with the newer design.
     
    Taco600mpg, Oct 19, 2021
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  2. Oct 19, 2021 at 3:58 PM
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    How did the arms break? I think I’ve read of a bad batch of the XAxis bushings but don’t recall any other issues.
     
    hyrule_trd, Oct 19, 2021
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  3. Oct 20, 2021 at 1:57 AM
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    Saw it on YouTube
     
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  4. Oct 20, 2021 at 5:42 AM
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    I have had these arms for over 2 years and wheeling my truck with no issues
     
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  5. Oct 20, 2021 at 5:46 AM
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    They had a bad batch of joints. It should all be fixed now.
    If you have issues contact them. They have been very good about replacements.
     
    ZColorado, Oct 20, 2021
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  6. Oct 20, 2021 at 8:37 AM
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    What r they using for ball joints
     
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  7. Oct 20, 2021 at 9:35 AM
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    I have 30,000 miles on mine (about 1/3 of that is offroad) and no issues with them.
     
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  8. Oct 20, 2021 at 10:13 AM
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    Their own custom built one. - this sort of thing is their bread and butter of their entire product line (which spans a very wide range of vehicles, they are not just Toyota A-arms company)

    It's the most important component of their entire setup. It's the reason why I can adjust my lower cams for maximum rear wheel well clearance and then not touch them again. All the camber and caster adjustments are done with the upper ball joint.

    https://www.spcalignment.com/images/videos/toyotaarmanima.mp4

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  9. Oct 20, 2021 at 3:46 PM
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    Is it the 3rd design or what ever with the XAxis joints?
     
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  10. Oct 20, 2021 at 3:46 PM
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    How many miles u put on them
     
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  11. Oct 20, 2021 at 3:50 PM
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    so they haven’t fixed the issues with the ball joints yet
     
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  12. Oct 20, 2021 at 4:58 PM
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    Thats exactly opposite of what I said.
     
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  13. Oct 21, 2021 at 1:15 AM
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    I wouldn’t trust those arms on my truck, too many issues in the past to have any faith in a company like that.
     
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  14. Oct 21, 2021 at 2:46 AM
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    Well I only herd of them fixing the joints, didn’t c anything about the redesign of the ball joints.
     
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  15. Oct 21, 2021 at 2:49 AM
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    Like have the ball joints be bigger and have the adjuster nut be bigger
     
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  16. Oct 21, 2021 at 3:53 AM
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  17. Oct 21, 2021 at 5:19 AM
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    From what I understood, it was a problem with a batch of them, other batches are made to spec and have not been a problem.

    Strength wise it's never been a problem
     
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  18. Oct 21, 2021 at 5:40 AM
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    Over 100 000kms but I had to replace one ball joint in that time
     
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  19. Oct 21, 2021 at 10:05 AM
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    U got the XAxis joints?
     
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  20. Oct 21, 2021 at 2:22 PM
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    I had issues with the joints and bushings, but this was two years ago. They honored their warranty and replaced the whole set. That said, the process wasn't that great for me.
    I bought TC UCA's while dealing with the warranty and sold the replacement set. I have friends that run the SPC's and are completely fine with them, no issues.
     
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