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Old 01-30-2016, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by winchested
If you use red or blue loctite to install them you will need a High heat torch to melt and burn the loctite away before removal.
blue locktite can be broken free by hand with a ratchet no prob.
Red loctite will require heat to remove
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Originally Posted by morehousej
blue locktite can be broken free by hand with a ratchet no prob.
Red loctite will require heat to remove
This exactly^
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Sad thing is that I have actually thought of this very idea but not being a suspension engineer and knowing how this would affect things I never designed them. If this works as well as I think it will in my head I sure will be kicking myself if there as good as I expect them to be.

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Oh and this says 04-14

Has anyone seen these spindle spacers?-image-3784896247.jpg

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Cant wait to hear results on these. Smart idea and way cheaper than UCA's! Subd.

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Originally Posted by zbayer
Cant wait to here results on these. Smart idea and way cheaper than UCA's! Subd.
The problem with that thought is that you're stuck with OEM UCAs... which are essentially junk. Buy the best and cry once. Get the Icon UCAs and be done with it. They won't twist and shout if you do anything "fun" with your truck (off road).
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Originally Posted by STingray1300
The problem with that thought is that you're stuck with OEM UCAs... which are essentially junk. Buy the best and cry once. Get the Icon UCAs and be done with it. They won't twist and shout if you do anything "fun" with your truck (off road).
Most serious off-roaders have aftermarket coils and UCAs.

This would be for the large percentage of the spacer leveled trucks that don't "off-road".

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Originally Posted by Z7What
Most serious off-roaders have aftermarket coils and UCAs.

This would be for the large percentage of the spacer leveled trucks that don't "off-road".

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Pretty much my scenario. Not many places that require "off-roading" here in Houston lol.
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These look interesting. Ever since I added my front spacers I've been thinking "why doesn't someone make something to space up the control arm?" I can see how these would give me back some suspension travel. Right now my UCA hits my coil sometimes.

Help me on this one though. They claim it reduces wear on the CV joint. I can't see how. I'm not a mechanic, but the front transfer case is raised up and the wheel hub isn't. How will these affect that?
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Originally Posted by saserby
These look interesting. Ever since I added my front spacers I've been thinking "why doesn't someone make something to space up the control arm?" I can see how these would give me back some suspension travel. Right now my UCA hits my coil sometimes. Help me on this one though. They claim it reduces wear on the CV joint. I can't see how. I'm not a mechanic, but the front transfer case is raised up and the wheel hub isn't. How will these affect that?
It's impossible for them to reduce wear of the CV shafts. The angle stays the same with or without this. This only brings the UCA to more stock angles.

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