UCA help

I'm reading as much as I can regarding uni ball vs ball joint UCAs, but I'm still new to suspension so I'd really appreciate some advice. I just ordered King 2.5 front and rears and I'm deciding on UCAs to go with them. I'm leaning towards Camburg ball joints because I really don't want to have to deal with the maintenance I've been reading about when it comes to uni balls.

The questions I have are that if I'm running high quality suspension like kings, am I going to be giving up a significant amount of travel they could provide by not going with uni balls? Also, how frequent is the maintenance with uni balls, and how difficult or expensive (if I need to take them to someone) are they to service? I'm trying to learn about suspension and ideally want to be able to work on my own truck but I don't want to be forced to maintain uni ball UCAs if I can go with ball joints and still get great performance. Thanks for any advice fellas.

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/eve...bout-upper-control-arms-uca.4497/#post-179164

 

I've read that thread, as well as checking out many others. I don't see anything in there regarding how much less travel you get with a ball joint vs uni ball, are the performances THAT much different etc. I understand what makes a ball joint different than a uni ball.

I appreciate the link but its not the answers I'm really looking for

 

Sounds like the Kings you got are a direct bolt in. I would think they would max out at 2.75-3" lift. I would go with the SPC arms that run a factory type ball joint that is NO maintenance and will not limit your travel with that shock configuration. Hope this helps.

 

Here's a quote from @jberry813

"I'm personally a fan of uniball UCAs over ball joint UCAs. A uniball is not a sealed joint like a ball joint, but it's way stronger and allowes for more droop than a ball joint. But the maintenance is remedial at best. It's pretty easy: when your balls get dirty, wash them with water."

 

I do agree with the fact you can get more droop with a uniball, but are the Kings in question not the limiting factor for droop in themselves ? I think the SPC would work fine, but not 100% sure on the King shock specs. Good point though Joon, and smart quoting the mad scientist !

 

If it were me, I would probably just get the maintenance free ones. I may not even notice when my balls are dirty.

 

can't go wrong with Total Chaos or Camburg.

 

I'm just trying to get all the info I can before dropping a lot of money on UCAs. And sorry the link in question didn't really give me the answers I was looking for.

 

Yea I went to him for his opinion and he convinced me to get the Kings. I might just go with uni balls if that's his take on them.

 

I just did 6112s (highest setting) and I was strongly advised to change UCAs. I went with the uni-ball from ProComp. I was told they licensed or there was some sort of partnership with one of the aforementioned companies. I will leave it at that. I don't think taking care of it will be that much of a chore.

One word of caution though. I don't know if you are doing the job or not but these arms require being put together. I had to pay quite a bit extra to have them installed. I would have done the job myself but a serious back injury prevents me from tackling jobs like this. Hope this helps. I think the grease fitting is right on top so it shouldn't be an issue.

 

That's the kind of information I was looking for. I was under the impression from some things I've read you needed to replace the uniballs every couple years and keep them lubed. What your saying makes it seem like a non-issue.

 

I was looking for the same info.

 

"when your balls get dirty, wash them with water"