Aftermarket LCA, which one?

Well my alignment cams are siezed which i'm reading is common so i'm looking at aftermarket lower control arm assemblies, going to do the whole thing including the lower ball joint.

I did some searching on tacomaworld but can't find much consensus on which people choose. Typically i'd go oem but I'm reading theyre redicliously priced.

From what I can see the options are Moog, dorman or mevotech. Is one better than the next?

No, I cant afford the TC lower control arms...

 

cut stock LCA bolts out with sawzaw (you will have to do this regardless)

then simply press out the current bushings, and press in some new ones.

Or keep an eye out on the classified and get some lightly used takeoffs.

 

I put moog on my 06 3 weeks ago and no problems yet . payed 300 from pep boys for both of them

 

I looked into this and it's a mixed bag of results. For the price I think the whole LCA is the better route, theoretically it should result in less headaches. I'm going to have to bring it to someone to have this done aswell, doub't they'll want to deal with rebuilding the stock LCA.

 

Go on Rockauto usually have best price.I bought some dorman my truck pretty happy with them and really convenient comes with new bushings and ball joint so it no hassle like rebuilding your old ones.

Just keep the old ones as spares.

 

Good to hear neither the Dorman's or Moog's had fitment issues. That's my one concern with aftermarket is tearing apart the whole front end to find out the aftermarket LCA doesnt fit properly.

Looks like the OEM's sell for around $210 each and the Dormans/Moog's are around $100-$140 each.

 

honestly. if you can get OEM ones for 210 bucks... just go that route. I was figuring an OEM LCA was going to be like 600 bucks vs an aftermarket around 150... but for 100 bucks more, id rather stick with yota parts, then get some greaseable pins.

 

I may have jumped the gun on that pricing. I need to confirm if the OEM ones come with or without the bushings. The pictures show bushings, however if they don't come with them toyota charges $50.00 each for them so add in another $100 to the cost + the lower balljoint.

Hoping more people chime in with success stories using the aftermarket ones. As much as I love going OEM it's really not adding up for this job.

 

What cam bolts did you use? OEM toyota or aftermarket? I'm seeing an ACDELCO greaseable on rockauto, anyone use that? The other option is Mevotech

 

I went with factory just for peace of mind

 

Cambolts stick with factory make sure you grease them nice when you install them. Ive used AcDelco products before not bad good quality.

 

Did you ever decide which brand and model to go with? Also, what is the difference between the economy and the daily driver groups on RockAuto?

 

I put Moogs on my truck about a month ago. They seem pretty well built. They can be had from Amazon pretty cheap.

Word of warning. There was a screw up at some point and the parts were mis-labeled. Driver side UCAs ended up in passenger side boxes. When ordering both sides you’d get 2 driver sides.


What ever you do. Make sure you use oem alignment cams and anti seize the shit outta them.

 

I have moog lcas w/ balljoints with about 65k pretty hard miles not a single issue.
The moog cambolts I have also are absolute garbage the washers have gone flat an wont keep an alignment to save my life.
I will be ordering oem cambolts an guesset tabs to resolve it.

 

Thanks guys

 

Are new cambolts and washers required or is a "while i am down there" thing?

Also. how did you identify that your LCA bushings were the issue?

 

The alignment cams “freeze” to the LCA bushings.

Alignment can not be set.

 

Went to have a lift installed cam bolts were seized so they had to be cut out. Don’t have a press so new lcas an cam bolts were easier. Went with the greasable thinking it would be best without doing any prior research.
New cambolts are not required if yours are in good condition. I would recommend coating them with antiseize to help prevent any issues down then road.

 

Ahh my lift went on with no problem and I get an alignment almost monthly so i don't foresee an issue. However, I am hearing and feeling a popping/clunking sounds when braking at low speeds or backing out of parking spaces. From the research I have done, it aligns with the symptoms of worn LCA bushings and the arm shifting on the cam bolt. I was looking for an additional way to check the issue than just visually.

 

I’ve had the same issue before torque down the nut of the cambolts to 100fts. Should get rid of clunk this is a notorious issue with alignment shops. Do the retorque with the weight of the truck on the ground.