Luckily I did have them on the correct sides. The bottom mounts were 90 degrees off. Ended up using a big socket and a breaker bar to spin them into position after bolting the tops in place. All squared away now.
The new UCAs were for a couple of reasons:
, But seriously the ones who have done this kit has anyone told you or do you feel now after having htem for xxx miles that oyu should have upgraded the UCA as well? and anyone who did upgrade the UCA do you have any advice and are youi happy you did so, thanks in advance!
I read to many stories about the factory UCA hitting the coil over. It was enough for me to not screw around with "trying" the factory UCA first then decide. I installed BDS UCA's the day I installed the FP leveling kit. I figured I had the front end apart already and needed an alignment afterwards, so get it all done at once. You get back a little caster in your alignment. You also get a serviceable upper ball joint with most aftermarket UCA's too. You do have to watch wheel backspacing with some of these aftermarket UCA's.
That Does help and I would stiull like to hear form others. My plan was to keep My BAP Black wheels and just change out to 285/60R20 tires, nothing crazy aggressive or over sized since I have 3.31 gears, I'm a bit limited in that department. Should I be fine with the factory wheels, with the BDS UCA?
I think you might be pushing it with the factory wheels. I believe the factory 20's have a 6.5" backspace (+44 offset). A 275/60R20(OEM tire) is 10.8" vs a 285/60R20 is 11.2, so slightly wider yet.
I'd love to hear a little more about how the UCAs increased performance! What you didn't like before in handling, and maybe how they improved it. Thinking of the switch, but always thought they might not make a big enough difference. Thanks for sharing
I'm at roughly 18K miles on my setup with stock UCAs. Thinking about switching but mostly worried about added noise or earlier service intervals with a non-OEM UCA. I'm not a racer, but do spend a fair amount of time offroad. I don't want a squeeky setup for daily driving. Like you, interested to hear people who've put some miles on them!So seriously considering this over the EIBACH PRO-TRUCK 2.0R system due to its supposed valving and that its like 2.65" instead of 2.0" and more is better right, LOL. No replacement for displacement as they say
I don’t know how to describe it! The front end feels more solid, when going over bumps the way the suspension cycles is smooth without the harsh bottom out. Also it eliminated a popping noise in the front end I was experiencing with just the level. Don’t take this negatively but it also feels better when cornering, I would describe the feeling as a progressive sway bar of sorts. Feels amazing through corners.
No dust boots are provided with the kit.
