Upper Control Arms

Agree with @Bertw192 said, 74Weld UCAs combined with JBA Poly bushing gets my vote!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-product-billet-aluminum-upper-arms-for-05.635080/

 

Those have been unavailable for a while.

https://downsouthmotorsports.com/i-...illet-ball-joint-upper-control-arms-pair.html

 

JBA
Dirt King ball joint tubular (already mentioned)
Elevate tubular ball joint (similar no grease bushings as the Dirt King's above) caps are available separately
Accutune's ball joint uca's

The Total Chaos uniball uca's are incredibly strong and have a really, really nice powder coat finish. However, you'll have to undo the uca bolt to grease them every time and keep the uniballs lubricated frequently. They're very high maintenance. I would not recommend uniballs unless you live in the desert.

 

For the price these are hard to beat,

https://www.elevatesuspension.com/p...2005-tacoma-2-4wd?_pos=3&_fid=b2f71fca3&_ss=c

https://www.elevatesuspension.com/p...oint-uca-cap-pair?_pos=1&_fid=51c451d3b&_ss=c

 

if someone really wanted a pair, I can sell mine (used, 10k miles) along with new JBA bushings.

Only reason I removed them to try out the Accutuned UCAs because I went to 35”s.

 

Nitrogear has a decent set.. found them for only $200.. I paid $350 for mine

https://eastcoastgearsupply.com/i-23994917-05-23-tacoma-upper-control-arms-nitro-gear-axle.html

 

Also keep in mind the all new Camburg Race quality X-Joint heat treated 4340 all weather sealed ball joints in their billet arms as well as their tube arms. Keep in mind most balljoint arms on the market use cheap MOOG ball joints that are lower quality than factory. Camburg X-Joints / ball joints are drastically exceeding factory ball joints

 

That's the first time I've heard Moog makes cheap ball joints. Almost every aftermarket bj uca I've seen has Moog stamped on the ball joint boot including Camburg's x joint versions. I believe Dirt King recently switched from Moog to something else.

https://www.camburg.com/products/ca...-runner-control-arm-kit-cam-310078-cam-310078

 

Why are these so inexpensive? Searching around they're supposedly australian made. Did nitro gear stop manufacturing these? Is the ball joint replaceable?

 

I hear it occasionally but if they were that poorly made, all these companies wouldn't be using them, like you said.

See here's the thing about greasable ball joint........you have to grease them.
I'm not talking once a year.
Depending on offroad use they could probably be done monthly.

https://www.elevatesuspension.com/products/element-chromoly-ball-joint-uca-2005-tacoma-2-4wd

Tossed in that set of these Elevate UCA's. (yes, they use MOOG ubj) Pretty satisfied with them so far.
IMO Good bang for your buck.