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Originally Posted by jtice
Anyone else running these?
Seriously considering these, I mainly just want to correct my caster, and use something that has an easy to get replaceable ball joint.
I do some light offroading, but nothing serious.
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I was researching UCAs over the last couple weeks. I contacted Freedom Offroad to ask about their product. Made in Taiwan. Not standard OEM balljoint sizes so you need to order their replacement. Their front and rear suspension components look identical to these products
HARDRACE GLOBAL
so I wouldn't be surprised if they came from the same manufacturer. Freedom was expecting more stock in early June, which was a deal breaker for me as I was working on a timeline.
I ended up getting Wulf suspension's UCAs. They look identical to FO and HR. They were more but customer service was immediately responsive and answered my questions. I went with the ball joint model due to MN and our winters/road treatments.
Install was easy. Everything assembled easily. Rides nicely, I did replace the entire front end though so it should. Tire clearance is good, aligned well. They are beefy as heck. My son helped me with the swap. I had him hold a Wulf UCA to get the idea of the heft with the bolt dropped. Pulled off the OEM one and it is like half the weight. Welds are done well, gussets are solid, powdercoating is without blemish, bushing and ball joint had no issues. I have only driven it twice so I can't speak to longevity yet, but as their customer service rep Anne was extremely responsive I am comfortable that issues will be addressed quickly as they come with a lifetime warranty.
I rabbit trailed a little from Freedom Offroad but I hope that helps you with some information.
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