Freedom Off Road UCA’s

Didn’t see too much info on these here, but want I did said they didn’t look beefy, wouldn’t hold up, hit the spring pockets, etc.

Just wanted to put my $.02 in. These got here today (and are already on the truck lol) and package was great. I pulled them out and they were definitely beefy! Forgot to get a pic with a tape measure. I did have to gently pry them apart when putting them on. This actually turned out to be good because that was enough to hold them on when trying to put that 4ft bolt back in.

Have a video too of moving them when they were mounted up. These do not hit the spring pockets at all. Must have fixed their design. I did see they had a silver colored model too, but I got the black ones. Even this design has been fixed. Honestly couldn’t be happier with them. We’ll see how they hold up!

 

Got aligned today and was quite surprised at how much these helped!

Only thing out of spec was toe, and just barely. Everything else was golden.

 

Schweeeet

 

looks good.

 

I put these on mine a month or so ago. Mainly for alignment and to eliminate coil contact at full droop. Very happy with them so far. My alignment specs are good too. I thought I would have to pry them a bit too but was just a matter of getting them just right.

 

For clarity, pics show the UCA’s with stock suspension. Have to swap UCA’s first then lift it. I’m lifted on Toytec BOSS coilovers, 2x CB shims on drivers side, 1x CB shim on pass side; 1.5” block in the rear.

 

Wow...really good price for a pair. $360 for non-uniball. $530 for uniball

How do these stack up against, SPC, JBA, TC, etc.?

 

So just to be clear you are lifted now with the new UCAs and alignment is good and movement/ no contact with coilover is all good?

Would you confidently use them off road?

 

Correct, lifted, alignment was near spot on. They fixed the toe a few hundredths; everything else was green. Absolutely no rubbing of the control arms on the spring pocket, and not hitting the coilovers.

Yeah I’d take it off road. They’re really beefy.

 

Most will say they don’t. Not sure if it’s because of the ball joint or because more expensive means “better quality?” IMO, I’d put them up against the main brands. I don’t have enough miles to say one way or another but so far they’re great.

 

Awesome! Thanks for the info man.

 

Just checked their website and these do carry a lifetime structural warranty. Not that you'd want to have to go there, but reassuring seeing that they would warranty the strength of it for its functional life.

 

I'm also lifted with good alignment and no contact issues. 3/1 dreaded spacer lift.

 

How are these holding up so far, and any issues with the alignment down the road? Im really looking into buying some but would like some real world feed back.

 

Great so far!! My alignment is off a tiny tiny bit in camber, but I’m told the dealer couldn’t bust the LCA alignment bolts loose. So not an issue related to the UCA’s.

I haven’t had a single issue with these UCA’s. Have about 20k plus miles on them. Been all over dirt roads with pot holes and such.

 

That's awesome!!! Thanks for the feedback.

 

Are the bushings rubber as opposed to poly? If so isn’t that a little better for a silent front end.

 

Sounds like it’s a rubber bushing. Freedom off roads description:

Freedom Off-Road front upper control arms are designed to provide superior strength over factory with 1.5” tubing while correcting ball joint angle and castor for vehicles lifted 2-4”. Replaceable heavy duty OE style fixed position greaseable ball joints and hardened rubber bushings provide a responsive ride feel. All front upper control arms are backed by our hassle-free lifetime warranty. Sold as a pair.

 

Just looked and they are $320 on Amazon. They are on my parts list now.

 

I would prefer poly bushing, rubber would wear out musch faster.

 

As would I. But the price point, I couldn’t justify poly. I’m super happy with these.

 

3.5 years later, how are they holding up? Alignment stayed on point? No major breakdowns or whatsoever? No squeaking, squealing, etc.?

 

The guy you quoted was last on here Sep 2020, so I do not think you will be getting a reply.

 

Hey JRP, just thought I’d post a reply since there still isn’t a lot of info on these. I’ve had the freedom off-road UCA on my 2013 tundra for just under 4 years; it’s my daily driver. Not much off-roading outside of messing around in the dunes occasionally and spirited driving on rough/gravel roads. I drive my truck pretty hard but I have also seen them holding up for people online who seem to wheel pretty hard. I’d have to check in order to give you an exact number but I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 35k miles on the UCA’s. Haven’t had any issues (or noises) at all. Balljoint is still tight and is grease-able so it should last if you stay on top of it. These allowed me to pull over 4 degrees of caster I needed to run much larger tires. I would say they have held up really well including the finish. Don’t think twice if your still looking to buy these. In my opinion they are well built and a good budget friendly option. Just because it’s not a “big name” and much less expensive doesn’t mean it’s inferior, it serves its intended purpose well. Some of the negative things said about these (that I have seen) are from people who in my opinion don’t seem knowledgeable and shouldn’t be working on their own suspension to begin with. You won’t have problems aligning it if you go to somebody who knows what they are doing. Anyways I don’t have anything negative to say about them. I wouldn’t think twice about buying them again.

 

I run these too ! Well built , fits perfect and 0 issues so far , also i like the 555 OEM quality ball joints . cant go wong , especially for the price !

Aligment specs came out perfect too ( with bilsteins )

 

Excuse my ignorance but what do you mean by 555 ball joints? Is that a grade

I’m just about to upgrade to 6112’s up front and didn’t even think twice about upgrading the UCAs. They really are good quality at a decent price.

 

''Sankei 555 '' Is a Top quality Japanese oem parts manufacturer , and Freedom use there balljoints on those UCA !