[nomad]

I've decided to put these on when I get the DR coilovers installed. Anybody know of a good place to get the TC UCA's? Hopefully a place with a good price and better customer service. Thanks.

 

[Turtleboy]

I got my DR coil overs from wheelersoffroad.com. They have the best prices and their customer service is GREAT! Quick e-mail responses and very helpful and friendly on the phone. :thumbup:

 

[brock]

be prepared for squeeks...

 

[nomad]

be prepared for squeeks...

Why is that? Does it not have grease points like the Camburgs? Or is it something that aftermarket UCA's just do? The Camburgs don't squeak do they? By the way, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Turtleboy]

The famous quote I have heard is, "Race truck parts, make race truck noises." I heard that Donahoe is fabricating a upper control arm that should be quieter, but no idea when it will be released.

 

[kpagel]

The famous quote I have heard is, "Race truck parts, make race truck noises." I heard that Donahoe is fabricating a upper control arm that should be quieter, but no idea when it will be released.

Thats pretty much it. Even with grease points, it'll start squeaking. If you can find out a date, wait for the Donahoe arms, because they'll be using heims instead of urethane bushings.

Also, as far as I'm concerned, the Total Chaos arms are a waste of money. Save a couple hundred bucks and get the Camburg arms. The TC arms are made with better materials (chromoly, etc) but the Camburg arms aren't going to just snap on you. I had them on my '03 DCab and abused them harder than most people ever will and they held up just fine.

 

[brock]

ive talked with jerry (owner of camburg) about upper arms and he guided me away from the donahoe upper arms... do you guys realize how much heims are and how often you have to replace them? on my old silverado i had heims on the upper arm and they were starting to show signs of wear and tear... just a heads up...

 

[brock]

and turtleboy... beautiful truck you got there man.

 

[SilverStreak05]

LOL no offense man, but do you really think a guy at Camburg is going to encourage you to buy their leading competitors product?

IMO unless you'll be doing some hardcore desert racing or rock crawling, new upper arms are a waste of $$$.

 

[Turtleboy]

and turtleboy... beautiful truck you got there man.

Thanks

 

[brock]

LOL no offense man, but do you really think a guy at Camburg is going to encourage you to buy their leading competitors product?

IMO unless you'll be doing some hardcore desert racing or rock crawling, new upper arms are a waste of $$$.

well of course now.. but what he said does make A LOT of sense.. look up the price of heims and plan on replacing them every 6 months... look how much your upper arms cost after 2 years.

 

[kpagel]

well of course now.. but what he said does make A LOT of sense.. look up the price of heims and plan on replacing them every 6 months... look how much your upper arms cost after 2 years.

That's ridiculous, if heims are so bad why are companies like ESB using them for their kits and 3-links? My buddy has a custom long travel kit that utilizes heims all over. He has abused it harder than most people ever will and hasn't had a single problem with heims.

 

[brock]

That's ridiculous, if heims are so bad why are companies like ESB using them for their kits and 3-links? My buddy has a custom long travel kit that utilizes heims all over. He has abused it harder than most people ever will and hasn't had a single problem with heims.

i never said there was anythign wrong with heims? as i said before ive had plenty of them on my old truck. go ask mike (the owner of esb) how often you should replace your heims and then get back to me...

 

[SilverStreak05]

More than likely his answer will be based around someone who actually uses the arms for their designated purpose, hardcore racing. Truth is, most people will never come close to pushing their truck like that and wont wear things down nearly as fast. They just want the bling factor.

 

[kpagel]

i never said there was anythign wrong with heims? as i said before ive had plenty of them on my old truck. go ask mike (the owner of esb) how often you should replace your heims and then get back to me...

If you're using quality heims, they should not need replaced unless you're truly abusing the truck. Also, I know who Mike Clark is. I can email him if you'd like an answer, but his response times to emails are ridiculously slow, so you'll have to wait a couple weeks.

 

[scrmntaco]

It does squeek, and it also helps with alignment while adding a little bit more droop, so there are arguments to use it for a daily driver, another option is to have your stock arms shaved.

 

[brock]

If you're using quality heims, they should not need replaced unless you're truly abusing the truck. Also, I know who Mike Clark is. I can email him if you'd like an answer, but his response times to emails are ridiculously slow, so you'll have to wait a couple weeks.

my old heims supplied by velocity fabrication were great FKs and were already starting to show some wear after about 8 months... i dont need an answer on how long a heim will last or how often it should be replaced. im just throwing my .2 out there.

 

[kpagel]

my old heims supplied by velocity fabrication were great FKs and were already starting to show some wear after about 8 months... i dont need an answer on how long a heim will last or how often it should be replaced. im just throwing my .2 out there.

Let me make it clear, I'm not arguing, just discussing. I don't want anything I say to sound hostile. Anyways, heims will show wear after time and use, just like anything. However, compare the wear of heims vs. the wear of a urethane bushing. I toasted the bushings in my Camburg arms twice (they completely tore in half) and I greased them up well. Everything is going to show wear, but the heims should hold up better than a urethane bushing. Also, most people will never put their trucks to such use as to necessitate a heim replacement. Hell, even me blowing out the urethane bushings was unheard of, most people won't ever abuse their trucks like that.

 

[brock]

lol, dont worry, i wasnt taking anything you said as an attack, just discussion. well, theres no doubt a heim is going to endure than a bushing its just the replacement cost thats gonna kill you... 4 heims is gonna get pretty pricey.

 

[Accessdenied]

my old heims supplied by velocity fabrication were great FKs and were already starting to show some wear after about 8 months... i dont need an answer on how long a heim will last or how often it should be replaced. im just throwing my .2 out there.

throwing your 20 cents out there? I normally just throw .02 ha - j/k