Recent content by Crapgoose

Update in original post.

Thanks everyone and great pics Harper. I have to say I really like the design of the Total Chaos UCAs. Although I might have a bit of a Frankenrunner mixing and matching with my current Icon setup. It's going to be a tough decision to make Monday.

This is one of the reasons I'm looking for something with a zerk fitting. I really hate the idea of having to take them all apart just to regrease them.

I currently have Icon's billet UCAs installed and have not been too happy with them (Uniballs corroded requiring replacement, loud squeaking which I believe is coming from the heim joints). At this point I'm looking to get rid of them for something with bushings and that are a little bit...

I've got the same wheels and tire size only with Duratracs. When I had the tires mounted the tech told me it wouldn't fit so they just threw it in the rear. I got home and put it up myself just fine on my TE with about 1/2" of clearance on both sides of the rear sway bar. The only thing I...

I have a similar setup only with the Icon remote reservoir coilovers and the billet UCAs and my squeaking and creaking is so ridiculous it is embarrassing to drive in public. I expected a little squeaking now and then but not constantly. Heck even when my 4Runner is parked all I've gotta do is...

There's a saying about Boulder that pretty much sums it up: "25 square miles surrounded by reality" I agree with SqnDen though. Centennial or heck anything South of Denver like Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch or Castle Rock are a pretty nice slice of suburbia if that's your thing. Me I'd take a...

You're not really forced to pay. After the free trial ends they are supposed to shut off your account if you don't renew. I waited until my free trial ended to see if I was one of the lucky ones like on here that could still get a signal but sure enough one day I turned on my radio and it was...

I called XM up last night to cancel as my 6 months for $24 deal was about to run out. They gave me the same old song and dance as to why I was leaving to which I said that I rarely ever use it (unless of course to listen to the Jason Ellis show). First they offered a 12 month deal for $96 to...

I think they are talking about these wheels:

So I got off the phone with Icon and they said the uni-balls definitely shouldn't be rusting out like that and thought moisture got in somehow. They are sending me out a bearing rebuild kit and some new o-rings. They said I probably have the older style bearings and the new ones have been...

I mainly just drive my 4Runner on the weekends so throughout the work week it just sits in an underground parking garage. Slee Off-Road in Golden, CO did the install and they've got a pretty solid rep with Toyotas and have been pretty helpful. They're mainly an OME shop but they said they had...

Thanks all for the feedback. I didn't know if I was just being too picky or what. I mean I knew they were going to squeak some but not this bad (or loud). Yeah I placed my order with Metal-tech way back when they had the President's day sale. The UCAs were the first thing I received directly...

UPDATE 12/02: Anyone with ICON Billet UCAs? I need some advice (kinda long) So I purchased an ICON stage 6 kit back in February but had to wait a few months for a lot of the parts to be delivered since most were backordered. Around mid April I had the Billet Upper Control Arms, Coilovers and...

Somewhat off topic but I've had my sliders in storage for the past couple of months and when I pulled out the parts bags the stick nuts were covered in rust (still sealed in the plastic bag). Now I'm no metallurgist but are there any issues with throwing a rusted piece of metal inside the...