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UCA Recommendations?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JacNus22, Mar 26, 2025.

  1. Mar 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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    JacNus22

    JacNus22 [OP] Member

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    Looking to up my tire size from 265/70/R17 to 285/70/R17. I’m being told I need to upgrade my UCA’s otherwise they won’t fit/will rub horribly.

    My current suspension setup is Bilstein 6112 in the front (set to 10/8 I believe), 5125 in the rear with Icon RXT pack.

    If I need to upgrade my UCA’s to fit, what would y'all recommend? Was hoping to stay under $800ish.

    I spend a decent amount of time off-road in the summer, but nothing too intense. No rock crawling or anything like that, mainly just overlanding for camping purposes
     
  2. Mar 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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    Flex-AZ

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    Oh man, you are inviting the proverbial can o’ worms to be opened up! There are as many opinions as there are options available.
    I think it’s best to look at the different styles and decide which ones fit your use case and budget the best. There are some styles that use poly bushings at the frame pivots and others use uniballs. Same with the outboard pivot- some use ball joints while others use uniballs. Then there are tubular steel vs billet aluminum construction. Uniballs and billet aluminum are the highest performance standard but also the most expensive and need the most maintenance. They tend not to like being subjected to long term mud, snow, ice, road salt, etc.
    Poly bushings and tubular steel will probably be just fine for your scenario and are easy to maintain, be sure to look for ones that include zirk fittings to grease the bushings and ball joints.
    There are also specialized ones like SPC that have the arms engineered to mount the ball joint in different orientations to allow for higher degrees of caster. Most of the aftermarket arms are designed with higher caster angles to bring the tire forward and prevent rubbing along the cab mount.
    It’s worth your time to dive in and understand the options and then decide which is best for you. Good luck!
     

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