After 6 months with my F150 Bilstein 5100s at 2” lift, UCAs are a MUST!

[Eric Mowrer]

So looks like new UCAs are going on sooner than I had planned.
BDS are not currently available on Amazon and $700 everywhere else I can find.
SPC are $600 and I get 5% cash back so $570.
$130 will buy me greasable endlinks and lower ball joints that I can toss on while I am doing the UCAs.

Maybe I can find a set of BDS on sale or used on the F150 forums.
While SPC gets a ton of praise on the Toyota forums the BDS looks to be a much beefier piece and the replacement ball joints are about half the price.

Suspension connection has Tuff Country F150 UCAs (20935) for $332-15%=$282 with free shipping and no tax

Standard joint but maybe only thing that fits with tire clearance.



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[Black]

I saw that. Also many of the reviews on that site state they work just fine with factory wheels.
https://www.suspensionconnection.com/20935-f150-control-arms.html

I have reached out to Tuff Country but have yet to get a response.

 

[Eric Mowrer]

I saw that. Also many of the reviews on that site state they work just fine with factory wheels.
https://www.suspensionconnection.com/20935-f150-control-arms.html

I have reached out to Tuff Country but have yet to get a response.

One of the reviews state that they replaced the joint with Moog K90255 problem solver joint.

 

[Douglasf1378]

Nice price on the Tuff Country, I probably should have waited.

I when ahead with the Icon UCAs with the Delta Joints, Moog sway bar links, Mevotech "Terrain Tough" lower control arms and Mevotech "Terrain Tough" tie rod ends. I will pick my truck back up on Saturday. It will basically have a complete new front suspension with greasable joints. I have previously installed the 3/2 lift, replaced all of struts/springs with KYB units.

 

[16plati]

Nice price on the Tuff Country, I probably should have waited.

I when ahead with the Icon UCAs with the Delta Joints, Moog sway bar links, Mevotech "Terrain Tough" lower control arms and Mevotech "Terrain Tough" tie rod ends. I will pick my truck back up on Saturday. It will basically have a complete new front suspension with greasable joints. I have previously installed the 3/2 lift, replaced all of struts/springs with KYB units.

Do you even do off roading?

 

[Douglasf1378]

Do you even do off roading?

I work for the 2nd largest home builder in the US. I oversee the design and construction of all community amenities.

When we first consider purchasing a large track of land, (500 to 3,000+ acres), I have to travel to the potential community site to determine where potential clubhouses, entrances, walking trails, swimming pools, etc can be installed. These sites generally are covered in trees, rocks, tree stumps, brush and, if I am lucky, a very old logging trail. If not, it is a bulldozed path that is generally nothing but mud.

So do I "off road" in the traditional sense, no, Nor do I go driving on trails in an off road 4x4 park. But some of the job sites are just as tough to get into & out of before my employer starts "terraforming" the site to suit our needs.

 

[16plati]

I work for the 2nd largest home builder in the US. I oversee the design and construction of all community amenities.

When we first consider purchasing a large track of land, (500 to 3,000+ acres), I have to travel to the potential community site to determine where potential clubhouses, entrances, walking trails, swimming pools, etc can be installed. These sites generally are covered in trees, rocks, tree stumps, brush and, if I am lucky, a very old logging trail. If not, it is a bulldozed path that is generally nothing but mud.

So do I "off road" in the traditional sense, no, I do not go to driving trails in an off road 4x4 park. But some of the job sites are just as tough to get into & out of before my employer starts "terraforming" the site to suit our needs.

I was gonna day if you went through all that trouble and just ran kids to and from soccer, that was a little overboard lol

 

[Douglasf1378]

I was gonna day if you went through all that trouble and just ran kids to and from soccer, that was a little overboard lol

I was going "day"?

I do a lot of driving, I oversee a 5 state area. I now have over 107K miles on my 2017. I purchased it two years ago when it had 33K miles on it. I prefer that when I replace a part on a vehicle to use something that will either increase the vehicle's performance, it's capability, or both.

 

[Black]

Looking forward to hearing back on the ICONs.

 

[Black]

I got tired of the clunk.
Tuff Country never responded back would have preferred to be at that price level but ohh well.
Can’t justify the cost of the ICONs. Local 4x4 shop is a BDS dealer and offered 10% off so I ended up going with them.
Should be here next week.