NEW: Camburg KINETIK Series Billet Upper Control Arms

[Chas of MRT]

Camburg KINETIK Series Billet Upper Control Arms
CAM-310103


Check out the latest from Camburg in Huntington Beach, California.

We’re proud to release our new line of Camburg KINETIK Series billet upper control arms for the 2005+ Toyota Tacoma, 03+ 4Runner & 07+ FJ Cruiser's.

Countless hours were spent designing and refining these arms to the point where they met our high standards. CAD designing and machining gave us the ability to bring some new design elements and features to the table. We CNC machine these from aerospace quality 6061 billet aluminum, then send them out to be bead blasted, Type II anodized gun metal gray and have our Camburg logo laser etched.


Like our tubular arms we use a larger FK 1.25” uniball that has a PTFE liner for increased strength and mis-alignment for maximum useable wheel travel. Made in the USA these are far superior to the cheaper and smaller imports other companies use. Adapting the uniball to the spindle/knuckle is done using model specific spacers that match the factory taper precisely. These are machined from heat-treated stainless steel and are a one piece design for increased strength. No drilling or modifications are needed. The 1.25” uniball gives us the ability to run a larger and stronger 9/16” 12 point bolt with a low profile bolt-on uniball cap to resist the elements.


Using larger and stronger FK 7/8” chromoly heim joints allows for additional camber and caster adjustment if needed with larger 6” suspension kits or damaged frames. Using a heim joint also eliminates flexing/deflection under hard use and braking with zero binding when in use. Using AN/Mil-spec hardware we have a single pinch bolt and secondary jam nut to insure the heim is secure with the rigors of off-road use.


A new design we incorporated is the ability to adjust/tune caster 2 degrees by changing the orientation of the spacers in the heim joints. We have a standard setting that puts caster around 3-3.5 degrees and a high caster setting of 5-5.5 degrees for the serious off-roaders or highly lifted trucks that are already low on caster.




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Whats Included:
Camburg Billet Upper Arms
Bolt-on Uniball Caps
FK 7/8″ Heim Joints
FK 1.25″ Uniballs
Heat-treated stainless steel uniball and heim spacers
Grade 8 and AN Aircraft Hardware

 

[Chas of MRT]

 

[DannyLlama]

Very nice! I like that it has a seal!

1300 hundred bucks though!!!! :jaw:

 

[weeeee]

The high caster option in tuning the arm placement fixes many reservations I've had with the Camburg arms (low caster numbers moving about 2.5" lift), but holy hell that is an expensive piece.

 

[Brandonium]

So I am guessing if you want 4 degrees of caster you are SOL? lol.

The high caster option in tuning the arm placement fixes many reservations I've had with the Camburg arms (low caster numbers moving about 2.5" lift), but holy hell that is an expensive piece.

 

[JWaldz]

So I am guessing if you want 4 degrees of caster you are SOL? lol.

3.6-4.9 Technically :laugh:

Now only if Camburg were having a 50% Labor Day sale lol!

 

[Brandonium]

:eyebrows: Isn't that the 'Sweet spot' though? I guess it depends on the application but I see where many with a 2.5" + lift trying to get to 4.. not 6! LOL

I feel like you might be guaranteed some rubbing if you go to 5.5? :noidea:

3.6-4.9 Technically :laugh:

 

[JWaldz]

I'd agree with that, I can't see many people with 5th gens using that high of a caster. Maybe those using the the fj 6" lift, but there are very few of those around. My 3rd gen on the other hand could use that high caster though lol.

 

[fattire]

$1300 is crazy town. Rokmen has the same adjustable caster mechanism using spacers for like half that price. It's also using the same heims and FK uniball IIRC. They also include a cap for the uniball as well as rubber dust covers for the heims to help keep dust out.

I really don't see what these add outside of the bling factor but maybe I'm missing something.

EDIT: Not picking on you guys OP. I know Camburg sets the prices here.


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[Simpleman74]

damn lift didnt cost that much lol... I will stick with Romken

 

[Chas of MRT]

Billet vs Tubular is the major difference. Also 1.25" vs 1" Uniball.

May not be worth it to some, but others will love what these arms are offering. For a slightly less expensive billet arm option, we do offer the ICONs

 

[sandcrawler]

For a slightly less expensive billet arm option, we do offer the ICONs

man... ICON's billet UCAs getting billed as "the less expensive option"... we're truly through the looking glass here, people. :flypig:

 

[jrandom]

Imagine the size of the block of aluminum (assuming they are aluminum of course) these are cut from from! Way more expensive than tubular steel. For sure its bling factor, no denying they are nice.

 

[Jetboy]

IMO - those are poorly designed. They use a standard threaded heim and lock nut with a locking clamp style thread lock as well. They look like a proper double adjusting end, but they aren't. For $1300 they really need to do better. We're talking about a $3 additional part here x 4. It's not rocket science to do this correctly.

They should look like this

 

[BlackWorksInc]

:eyebrows: Isn't that the 'Sweet spot' though? I guess it depends on the application but I see where many with a 2.5" + lift trying to get to 4.. not 6! LOL

I feel like you might be guaranteed some rubbing if you go to 5.5? :noidea:

I'd agree with that, I can't see many people with 5th gens using that high of a caster. Maybe those using the the fj 6" lift, but there are very few of those around. My 3rd gen on the other hand could use that high caster though lol.

First off... as my Machinist Friend and I commonly say... "Billet= Dolla Holla!"

But yeah, Billet anything is going to be at minimum about 3 times more expensive than non-Billet and that's just Aluminium.

As for Caster, depends on your set-up. I have to run 5.5 Degrees on my 4th gen to get the 35's NOT to rub on my already modified body mount and the hammered pinch welds (was happening on turns under compression at 4 degrees where I had it set for my 33's). I know a coupe guys have gone to 6 degrees when they went 35's.
[MENTION=118321]Jetboy[/MENTION]

Is that because the design you showed will adjust while on the vehicle rather than having to remove them to adjust with the majority of designs similar to Camburg's/ICON's?

 

[Jetboy]

^ Yes. You can't realistically adjust the ones like this at all in a meaningful way. First of all no-one will take them off to adjust. Second, you can only adjust by one half of a revolution in coarse threads. The majority of designs are fine thread and you can adjust by any amount of rotation.

I'm sure these are strong, and obviously OEM ones have no adjustment at all, but the problem for me is that they're skimping on a $3 part. Why not just built them as a premium product to match the price?

 

[Chas of MRT]

I have passed on all of your feedback to Camburg! They want to hear this stuff so they can build a product you guys want.:cheers:

 

[a_double]

Hi. I've got a question pertaining to this part. I'm installing these in the standard caster setting with King front CO's with external resi's.

The standard caster setting seems to set the UCA so far forward on the mounting axis to where you can't fit up the resi brackets. In other words, interference between the resi bracket and the UCA.

Has anybody experienced this? Am I doing something wrong here? Your input is very much appreciated.