Light racing UCA's or keep what I have?

I have King coilovers with a set of Camburg UCA's that need to be rebuilt badly! Question for you guys is do I keep what I have and spend the money to completely rebuild them? Or do I sell them and get a new set of Light racing UCA's? Opinions are welcomed.

 

What's the cost difference?

 

Around $200 for the rebuild and for a new set of light racing with the GB that is going on I think around $360 for them. If I got them I wouldn't have to worry about the uni ball. I do like what I have now just hate that they are exposed to sand and mud so much.

 

I'm looking into making some neoprene boots for my Icons. Not sure why the uniballs don't come with some sort of simple protection like that.

 

I wish they did! I will keep an eye on your build to see how that goes.

 

Rebuild them and then I'll trade you mine that I just bought

 

On camburg the kit is running $320 so 200 seem like a good deal for a rebuild

http://camburg.com/store/accessories-00-06-tundra/uca-hardware-kit-2/

 

Is this the first time rebuilding them? Long run what should be better?

 

I've tossed the idea around myself for the simple fact my total chaos are squeaky as hell! My bushings need replaced not the uni tho...

 

Given the circumstances, rebuild. If you were in the market, LR all the way. Any uni-ball would be better overall, but you just don't need it unless you are building a desert runner. LR is good enough up to medium travel and offer some nice caster/camber adjustments.

 

I was going off of the stuff from wheelers as far as the rebuild goes. Yes this is the first time I'd be rebuilding them. Def not building a desert runner mud travel is as far as I'm going. May just rebuild and then next time toss them.

 

Fwiw, I drive pretty fast on bad dirt roads and I HAVE to get an alignment every 1,000 miles of offroad use with the LR. To keep caster 2.5 and camber acceptable. Not sure if uni-ball (beside greasing) are any more of a hassle... But at $50-60 for an alignment it adds up.

 

Dang that does add up! Leaning more to keeping them now.

 

Lifetime alignment at firestone for me lol. My LR ucas stay aligned pretty well but driving fast on bad dirt roads will make you need an alignment faster.

The sealed ball joint on the LR ucas was the deciding factor for me since road salt is used a lot during winters here and protection from mud. I think rebuilding them and looking into a cover of some sort for the uniballs would be the best way to go though. I'm pretty sure I have seen covers for uniballs ucas before, can't remember if they were custom or not.

 

New frame bushings and the pair of Stainless Steel Uni-Balls - $189.00

 

I will be giving you a call soon sir!