83Mule
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2 years....only a shot of grease twice. 5100's at 2.5'' and 275/17's
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2 years....only a shot of grease twice. 5100's at 2.5'' and 275/17's
shrub1
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Also running the updated SPC UCA..whisper quiet (unlike the Icon's I had prior). I grease them once a year and would buy them again.
Slowgoat
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I like JBA too. Had them for a little bit, like a year or so. No problems.
I wrote an install up and explain my reasons for why I went with JBA over the others:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/237425-4th-5th-gen-upper-control-arm-uca-install-write-up.html
There are a lot of good choices out there.
Do your homework and you’ll be fine.
Those specific ones you asked about are prone to failure and are not cheap. I was afraid of them. Lots of failures.
I wrote an install up and explain my reasons for why I went with JBA over the others:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/237425-4th-5th-gen-upper-control-arm-uca-install-write-up.html
There are a lot of good choices out there.
Do your homework and you’ll be fine.
Those specific ones you asked about are prone to failure and are not cheap. I was afraid of them. Lots of failures.
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12Bravo4R
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In that link, are the silver/grey UCA that they are comparing angles to the Total Chaos UCA?
Jetboy
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I've been through all the lower cost options except SPC. There is another version of the SPC arm that is a better design, but you'd have to order from Australia. I'd guess they're all made in China. The SPC arm is sold under about half a dozen different brands. They use the same ball joint. But a different arm.
I've broken a set of EBA upper control arms. I ran the Tuff Country set for about 2 weeks and they actually made caster worse than OEM arms! Finally I now have JBA arms. The JBA arms are well built and check all the right boxes except fitment with limited wheels. They rub on 275 60 20 tires at steering lock. So I had to modify them to clear by cutting away some of the material. That's my biggest drawback to JBA is that they need some cutting/grinding if you want to run 20" wheels. And there's no need to have clearance issues. They really should re-design them to avoid that. Othewise build quality is great. They use rubber bushings and ball joints which are both my preference over poly and non-greasable spherical bushings. And the price is reasonable.
If you have trail wheels I think you'll be just fine without any grinding/cutting on the JBA arms. I could have put a small wheel spacer on to fix the rub too - but grinding away some material only took a few minutes.
good luck
I've broken a set of EBA upper control arms. I ran the Tuff Country set for about 2 weeks and they actually made caster worse than OEM arms! Finally I now have JBA arms. The JBA arms are well built and check all the right boxes except fitment with limited wheels. They rub on 275 60 20 tires at steering lock. So I had to modify them to clear by cutting away some of the material. That's my biggest drawback to JBA is that they need some cutting/grinding if you want to run 20" wheels. And there's no need to have clearance issues. They really should re-design them to avoid that. Othewise build quality is great. They use rubber bushings and ball joints which are both my preference over poly and non-greasable spherical bushings. And the price is reasonable.
If you have trail wheels I think you'll be just fine without any grinding/cutting on the JBA arms. I could have put a small wheel spacer on to fix the rub too - but grinding away some material only took a few minutes.
good luck
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alphabeast
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The logo does not say "Trail-rated" so you should be fine.
Slowgoat
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There is a regular and a heavy duty? Or something like that.
Heavy duty is if you’re jumping, etc.
Regular is enough for 90 percent of us. They are beefy as hell. That’s what I went with. Seems like they were a bit over $400 delivered. I thought they were gorgeously made. I was very happy with that deal.
phillyd2
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I may stop there after the new year to see what’s what. I’ve driven by often but never thought much about it because I thought they were more about jeeps. If you are coming up 309, make a left at the wawa and they are on the right. The dealer where I bought my truck is near there too.
