Desert Products UCAs

Anybody run them?? Any good??

 

I have a set and they've been great for me so far. I do some rock crawling and I like to go at moderately fast speeds on certain trails. I don't really know what else to say other than I've had them for about 6 months now and I've gone wheeling numerous times and they've been good to me.

 

They've treated me well. Typical aftermarket uniball UCA annoyances at first (squeaking and creaking). Get yourself a grease gun and some lube for the uniballs. I needed to grease the bushings for a few months after install, but the squeaking hasn't come back since.

 

Thanks, fellas. They seem to be about in the middle of the price curve and they are tig welded, which I like. I think I'll give them a try. I would imagine that most all urethane bushings squeak at first, but I don't really know.

 

I greased mine during install and they did not squeak for 2 years. I told the guys who change my oil to grease them during oil changes and they did not... been squeaking lately. I don't know if that has harmed the bushings or not but those UCA are a PITA to remove and install on 05+ Tacomas so I hope they just need a shot of grease.

They give just over 2 degrees of caster so they push your wheel and tire to the rear of the fender... you will NEED a CMC to clear 33" tires and as aggressive of a cut as possible. My tires (33.1") actually hit my liner at full stuff when squared up straight on full stuff and that is with over 3 degrees of caster up front.

 

There was some debate as to how everyone caster is set and there cab mount clearance. Apparently the new UCA has caster adjust but the people that have had most success are adjusting the LCA forward instead of the UCA backward. Thus gaining more caster. Idk how to adjust caster via the LCA...

 

The only caster adjustment is on the LCA. It's the alignment tab. The upper on a uniball is fixed and the ball is more to the rear which is how you get the caster. With lots of lift you run out of room on the lower and cannot hit 2 degrees. By the upper ball moving back (by being built that way) it places the wheel on a back tilt, adding caster but also moves the wheel more to the rear. The only exception is the light racing unit which has adjustable eccentric bolt positions... Stock, add 1 degree, add 2 degree, etc. Uniball UCA are welded in place and cannot be adjusted.