Drunner97
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Exactly what makes me nervous about doing it.
eBay Track Bar & rear control arms
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Exactly what makes me nervous about doing it.
Drunner97
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Maybe, but there isn't a whole lot of room to get a sleeve in there and still leave room for the bolt. I've got a couple weeks to think about it before I do anything. I won't have time to get to it until mid to late April.
CruzadoBlanco
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they definitely take a good amount of maintenance to keep them working correctly. like spraying them off after every offroad trip/ drive in salt. and regular lube with a dry lubricant like triflow or the wd40 drylube from the proseries
Thanks, I may just have to stick with OEM style and PU bushings. I doubt they'd last very long through salt season up here.
Drunner97
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Figure it's the same as uniball UCAs.
That being said, I'm still mostly happy with the setup. The lateral bar is noisy, it hits the mount as it articulates back and forth, but it doesn't look like it's doing any damage. Still haven't had a chance to think about the upper arm issue though.
Anyone have any updates on these after several months of use?
Anyone else go through with purchasing these?
Really wish the sellers didn't have the same issue with these that they did with the ebay UCA's and the incorrect sleeve size.
All four sellers of these only show a combined 12 units sold.
Anyone else go through with purchasing these?
Really wish the sellers didn't have the same issue with these that they did with the ebay UCA's and the incorrect sleeve size.
All four sellers of these only show a combined 12 units sold.
Drunner97
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Other than the upper arm issue that I never got around to resolving, I haven't really had any issues since running these. The track bar knocks the mount here and there but otherwise no complaints. I've been dealing with some other unrelated issues, but now that those appear to be fixed I need to figure out a solution for these uppers.
MACT4R
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First impressions. These things are solid and heavy. Welds look good, bushings look good, joints look good. My guess, is that these are blemished pieces without stickers. Every single piece has paint runs or some scrapes on them. That might bother some people, but I don't care, they'll be covered in dirt soon enough. I don't think anything is going to snap or fold if I land on a rock.
edit: They look dead on balls accurate to the Total Chaos set without the stickers.
How are they performing/holding up? I'm thinking of getting it. I got the ebay UCA installed on Lucy Pearl. Good so far...well we'll see when we do white mt trail.
Drunner97
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Aside from the upper arm issue that I never resolved and so I'm still running stock uppers, they seem to be doing just fine. You'll have to take a peak under next time we get together. They're holding up great, although I did break a zerk on one of the lowers. Compared to stock, I'll risk hitting these on a rock any day and I feel like they definitely help my articulation.
MACT4R
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That's good to hear. If it's like the uca, they're pretty solid. On the list that's getting longer. Hehe!
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Drunner97
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Heims are a little rusty but that's my own fault. I never addressed the upper arm issue, but the lowers and track bar are still doing what they're doing. I had a slide or two off rocks across the lower arms and they held up great. Stock arms probably would have bent.
Oneluv13T4R
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Yes they would have...since I myself had two bent stocks LCA's from doing the same thing ...but now only one thanx to [MENTION=123332]Drunner97[/MENTION]
I have also bent LCA's from having extended sway bar links and when wheeling flexing/ slamming them downward into my LCA's from above bending them in that direction as well ..not just from below on rocks. Once less headache, issue , or sound to track down by just removing them damn sway bars...which then makes for a better reason to upgrade to beefier adjustable rear UCA's , LCA's and panhard with having no sway bars and gaining all that new found flexibility and articulation on the rear end to help keep it all together and aligned.
Drunner97
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You haven't fixed that other damned lower? I still have the stock if you want it.
joeygarippa
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eBay rear link kit
I just picked up a set of these links. I have not installed yet, but out of the box I must say the quality seems pretty damn good. Especially considering they were less than a third the cost of the link kit Total Chaos is offering. I will let y'all know what I find after I install them.
I just picked up a set of these links. I have not installed yet, but out of the box I must say the quality seems pretty damn good. Especially considering they were less than a third the cost of the link kit Total Chaos is offering. I will let y'all know what I find after I install them.
Drunner97
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Unless they've fixed the sleeves, the uppers will bang around. Never did do anything with mine.
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Bigrupp
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Has anyone ever looked to see how thick the walls are on these? I sent messages to the sellers, but they never replied. I went with the rear links from Front Range Off-road since I never got an answer from them. The FRO ones are pure beefy goodness. And for only a couple hundred more than the e-bay sets and half the price of the other big names I think they are the way to go.
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Drunner97
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My guess is the same as the tc arms. They're beefy. I've slide down rocks on them.
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