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NEW! DSM Upper Control Arms

Discussion in 'Downsouth Motorsports' started by Downsouth Motorsports, Sep 23, 2010.

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  1. Sep 23, 2010 at 10:13 PM
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    arms look great. it's cool to see a different approach (boxed) to what what's already out there for UCAs
     
    colinb17, Sep 23, 2010
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  2. Sep 23, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    replied on the site.....really want to get rid of these AllPooh UCAs...:(
     
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  3. Sep 23, 2010 at 10:20 PM
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    Thank you guys for the feedback! They are greasable, and we're running 1" uniballs. As far as the caster question, I posted this from home, & I'm not sure what the final number ended up being:eek:. I will talk to the fabricator tomorrow and find out. No other pics yet, as the few sets that are done are off at the powder coat shop.

    For now we are only offering these for 2nd Gen Tacomas/FJs, but depending on how they move, we may look at having other models built.

    Also....if you really don't have Facebook, just send us a PM here on TW, and we'll enter your name;).

    Good night.

    Marco
     
    Downsouth Motorsports, Sep 23, 2010
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  4. Sep 23, 2010 at 10:34 PM
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    :) haha i think eventually far down the road i will lift and lock because i like the look better. but for now its gonna be xr parts and performance haha
     
    schiz94, Sep 23, 2010
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  5. Sep 24, 2010 at 6:53 AM
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    Yeah Schiz, until your truck sees dirt, you shouldn't need that kind of articulation ever... But a lifted offroad regular cab would be beast! I have considered buying one for strictly this purpose... Like an 05 or something to make my trail/hunting rig.
     
    memario1214, Sep 24, 2010
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  6. Sep 24, 2010 at 6:55 AM
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    word dude. and my truck aint gonna see dirt til i go south. haha there aint much dirt where i live. its more of mud. haha
     
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  7. Sep 24, 2010 at 6:59 AM
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    I am here in SW Montana, I have mainly just mud too. Thinking of going white reg cab with possibly long travel. It would just be a badass fourwheeler with a cab!
     
    memario1214, Sep 24, 2010
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  8. Sep 24, 2010 at 8:58 AM
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    Posted this morning. Thanks Sonny for the opportunity to get some UCA's. Just shows the top notch service you guys provide and how involved you are in the community :thumbsup:
     
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  9. Sep 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM
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    Are they Arura Uniballs? Whats the hardness?
     
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  10. Sep 24, 2010 at 10:42 AM
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    i thought the icons considered "boxed"?
    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Sep 24, 2010 at 10:59 AM
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    icons are billit alluminum (meaning they're machined from one piece of metal). they are not hollow like the standard tube UCAs or these new DSM arms. and there are no welds on them.
     
    colinb17, Sep 24, 2010
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  12. Sep 24, 2010 at 11:00 AM
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    Those are billet (SP?). Machined out of one piece of material.
     
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  13. Sep 24, 2010 at 4:26 PM
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    Hello everyone. The response on these arms had been overwhelming. More than we had anticipated!

    You're correct about the ICON arms, being machined from a solid piece. They are very nice arms, and we're not making any claims that these are the same as ICONs. We went with chromoly plate steel, because we liked the look of a boxed arm vs. the tubular style. We wanted to make a good looking chromoly arm, with high end components, that would address some of the handling issues, and compliment a set of coil-overs at a fair price.

    The teflon lined uniballs are the top of the line bearings offered by FK Bearings. It's a part#
    $55 WSSX16T Spherical Bearing with Teflon, 1" (1-3/8 Wide), 1 Pack
    WSSX16T and are rated for a 104,000lbs RADIAL load & 19,300 AXIAL load.

    Thanks!
     
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    Also....we're not asking for anyone to beg for these. That was not the point of asking for info about your truck. We would just like to know a bit about your truck. We're sure you're all proud of your Tacomas, and why not share that with everyone!

    Thanks to those of you who have entered the drawing via PMs too! Keep them coming and good luck.

    Hope everyone has a great weekend!
     
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  15. Sep 29, 2010 at 2:22 PM
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    Good afternoon TW!

    Here are a couple of shots for you guys/gals. (Sorry for the bad picture quality, I used my BlackBerry) The 1st 2 are the 4130 uni-ball cups used in the arms. And the last one is a picture of a finished UCA, installed on a truck.

    4130 Cup1 (1).jpg
    4130 Cup2.jpg
    UCA Side View.jpg
     
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  16. Sep 29, 2010 at 2:24 PM
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    Nice! Those look great :thumbsup:
     
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  17. Sep 29, 2010 at 2:31 PM
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    Those are pretty damn sexy! :drool:

    maybe you guys could offer a choice of colors for a few extra $$ ?? that would DEFINATLY give you guys an edge over the other guys! just throwing it out there... :cool:
     
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  18. Sep 29, 2010 at 2:36 PM
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    We'll keep that in mind. The issues with stuff like that in the past, is that the colors don't always match what the customer "thinks" it's going to look like. But we're pretty open minded, as most of you know...

    Thanks!
     
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  19. Sep 29, 2010 at 2:47 PM
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    Dude that looks so good even if i dont win the set witch i hope i do ;);) i am going to go with these uca's looks nice as hell!:eek:
     
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    FWIW, MOT wants a Pink set :p
     
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