Total Chaos vs. Camburg A-Arms

Bobby

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What's the difference besides the price? Is the Total Chaos worth $140 more than the Camburg?
 
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You might want to add a third to your list. I think Donahoe Racing's A-Arm will be out mid-month.
 
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I have the Total Chaos UCA's and just looking, I could not see that much of difference between the Camburg's and TC's. They look very similar.

I'll be anxcious to hear Donohoe justify that price tag for their UCA's. I'm sure they will have a good reason. I am very satisfied withe their coilovers.

Dan
 
How's the install procedure? Did you have to drill out the hole in the knuckle?

I'm not paying $1k for UCA's. Don't care who's name is on them.

Any other comments would be appreciated. I've tried a search here and Yotatech and didn't get too much info.
 
the install process is fairly simple. the Total Chaos UCA's are a straight bolt on appplication. no drilling is neccessary. the space is a little tight, but that was the only hard part.

good luck!

Dan
 
I think Camburg is bolt-on too. I'd go with Camburg. It's cheaper and I can't see any difference between them except one is more round then another one.
 
I talked to Jason at Wheeler's Offroad in OR. He drives a '03 4runner and said that the Camburg kit has a sleeve for the knuckle so no drilling for it either. There has been minor upgrades to both kits. No complaints from either kit.
 
does anybody have pictures after the install? I am very interested in this....

After getting the new UCA's how is your alignment? were you able to get in perfectly into specs?
 
I ordered a set of Camburg UCAs. I'll be installing them on Friday. I'll take some pics and post them.
 
I have Total Chaos, Toyota was able to get everything within specs on the alignment. There was one measurement that was a little out that they couldn't completely fix unless I got new rims with a different back spacing, but is still within specs. I have stock rims currently still. The dealer printed up the read out, I could find it and list what the specs were if anyone is interested. Also, when I was debating which arms to purchase, I kept getting info supporting TC's over camburg, said camburgs squeak a bit more (I cant claim I have heard them). I have had my UCA's and coils on for about six months. Haven't had to regrease or anything. I can take pics if anyone is interested.

one more thing, be very careful when tightening the Zerk fittings on the
arms. I busted one and it left the thread in, got real lucky in drilling
it out without damaging any thread.
 
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I need to get in on some of these! How much more clearance for 33x12.5 rubber would aftermarket CA's grant over stockies? I thought I saw some pics somewhere, but I cant seem to find anything now.

Keep us updated on your install!
 
have you thought about just shaving your own upper A-arms ? not that hard,
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or, buy a set already shaved http://www.sonoransteel.com/store_shaved_upper_arm.html, I had a set for sale on here, not sure if the link is even here.
but thats a couple of other options for ya.
 
My stock arms failed, stranding me in NYC and costing me $300 for towing. That's why I upgraded.
 
woow, no way, please tell, Im sorry to hear about that, thats a first for me, i never heard anything like that.
I would have contacted Toyota about that...
 
It popped out at the ball joint. I talked to a dealer and they were fairly unresponsive. I have a 2.5" Daystar lift and 32" wheels and they claimed that was the cause w/o even looking at the truck. The only way they would look at it was if I had it towed to the dealer and there's still a chance that they would decline. I didn't want to pay another $300 to tow to and from the dealer, possibly causing more damage because the whole right wheel was just dangling, just so they would look at it so I just bought the arms and installed them myself.

Basically I told the dealer and Toyota to go f**k themselves.

I had it towed to my bro-in-law's shop and got stock parts I needed at cost and the Camburg arms were just slightly more than one stock arm.

It's been about 6 months but I haven't really put that many miles on since. Maybe 4k miles. So far, it's holding up well.
 

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