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MEVOTECH Upper Control Arms

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TacomaRyan15, Apr 24, 2020.

  1. Jun 24, 2020 at 7:13 PM
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    se7enine

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    If the right side of the UCA is locked in with bushings and the left looks the same as the right I find it hard to believe that is your issue. That is if the front of the UCA mirrors the rear arm.
     
  2. Jun 24, 2020 at 7:25 PM
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    Right arm is locked in with bushings front and back. Left side is missing 2 bushings, 1 on front, 1 on back.

    I posted a pic of opposite sides in the pics in previous posts on the thread for reference.
     
  3. Jun 24, 2020 at 7:26 PM
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    Well then it shouldn't have been installed. Did Stevie Wonder install them?
     
  4. Jun 24, 2020 at 9:26 PM
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    How much do these cost? Rock auto only days “sold out” and didn’t list a price that I saw. I could have missed it.
     
  5. Jun 24, 2020 at 9:33 PM
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    They're around $450 for a pair from what I've seen, they get sold individually for some weird reason so don't be fooled when the price says 200 something.
     
  6. Jun 28, 2020 at 2:33 PM
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    If you go to the spc site theres no mention of ours being forged, they are for 2nd gen tacomas, 4th gen 4 runners, landcruisers, gxs and such but not ours

    https://www.spcalignment.com/component/spc/?task=part_description&pid=25460

    The ones mevotec sold are the current spc design, pure hunch but i dont think mevotec will stock them again
     
  7. Jul 1, 2020 at 6:20 PM
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    UPDATE- Installed new arm. Pop/sound gone. It seemed to be the bushing inside. Must have been a bad one from the factory.
     
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  8. Aug 25, 2020 at 8:15 PM
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    Did anyone luck out and get the new forged arm ?
     
  9. Aug 25, 2020 at 8:15 PM
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    what size tires are those . Looks nice
     
  10. Aug 25, 2020 at 9:11 PM
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    Just checked the website and they have changed again
     
  11. Aug 26, 2020 at 5:11 AM
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    I just got one to replace my driver side, it as of early/mid August is the SPC tubular arm.
     
  12. Aug 26, 2020 at 6:20 AM
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    Yea everything I read is it’s tubular with the spec bushings for 1st gens
     
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  13. Aug 26, 2020 at 7:07 AM
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    Oh yeah they stopped selling spec bushings 2 designs ago
     
  14. Aug 26, 2020 at 7:12 AM
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    The websites says for 1st gen it’s the spec ride bushing but now only with one washer. I picked up a set and was curious if their new bushing with a grease zerk was better
     
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  15. Aug 26, 2020 at 8:08 AM
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    The bushings they have now are xaxis joints that they state are sealed, the ones before that didn't get zerks

    The joints do though
     
  16. Aug 31, 2020 at 10:28 AM
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  17. Sep 7, 2020 at 8:14 AM
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    Has anyone had any luck with the Mevotechs being stocked anywhere? Have been looking for a little over a month and everywhere is out of stock. Mevotech support said to ask their distributors and the distributors said they have no update or info other than what Mevotech tells them. The expected shipping date just keeps bumping up by a week or 2 each time.
     

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