Need help with UCA decision

Worth the extra couple bucks just for the coolness factor.

 

Exactly what I'm replacing after a year, I barely drive over leaves and already have a ripped boot, and ball joint issue. Replacing with JBA's on Sunday. So now if a ball joint goes bad I can do it right in the driveway without taking the arms off . Can't do that with Camburgs.

 

Can you elaborate why? I am also wanting to change my UCAs also. Thanks

 

Those are uniball soooo there are no boots to rip. The uniball is held in by a snap ring and I bet you I can replace it on the vehicle.

 

My buddy just installed some icon delta ucas. Normally I am against icon, but this looks like the new standard that many might change to. I don't know your needs, but for a robust, uniball style uca it's pretty cool.

 

That's good I won't do uni balls on the East coast with all the salt

 

I've heard of too many failures and too many warranty returns on them. Yes I know a lot of people run them with no issues, but when you hear the same issues with a product repeatedly you tend to start wondering. Damn the internet..

I've had the balljoint move in the slide when off-roading and had to over-torque the piss out of them(which also worries me)to get them to stay put. I know exactly where mine are set, but I still don't trust the slide 100% knowing a big enough hit is going to send me into extreme negative camber/positive toe territory.

Also, if I'm in desperate need of a replacement LR balljoint it's going to be at least 2-3 business days before I can get one. The JBA arms use a readily available balljoint that will likely be in stock at most any auto parts store.

 

Thank you.

 

I edited my post in case you didn't catch it in time.

 

I have 20k+ miles on my Total Chaos UCA's without a squeak. Just keep the uniball lubed and they're bulletproof.

 

Do they hit the spring at full droop?

 

And the JBA ball joints are rebuildable per Marlin at JBA

 

No. I have extended travel Kings and the TC UCAs and they don't hit.

My instructions said that "on some models" it may hit and minor grinding of the shock tower (iirc) would be needed. But mine clears just fine.

 

Not even close. Still have a few millimeters to work with at full droop.

 

Anyone have thoughts on Camburg UCAs?

 

Ball Joint or Uni Ball

 

Those were on my list until I tried ordering hose and my Kings. DSM was out of them, and they had been for a while and were backordered from mafg. So I ended up with the total chaos. From what I could tell, tey were very similar to the TCs.

If you can get them, go for it.

 

Uniball.

 

Okay I had the Ball Joint type.

 

I have JBA arms on mine for several months now. I really like them. They offer more range of motion and i like that the ball joint is something most places keep in stock and you can change it with the arm on the truck. I was able to get 4 degrees of caster at 3 inches of lift. I have the standard high caster arms and they are really built solid.