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rjaranilla New Member

rjaranilla

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Hi new to the forum and pulling up this old thread. I have the king coilovers yet to install and waiting to buy the upper control arm. Can anyone provide feedback to their shocks after running them for a while and has anyone tried to crank them down to get more lift or added 1" lower shock spacers and diff drop brackets. I understand the ride or angles will be compromised, but I'm looking for some feedback on your shock and the upper control arm that was used. Also I'm debating on Ball joint verses Uniball. Any feedback would be welcomed.

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8716valver Enthusiast

8716valver

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I need to do a thorough check of the system this summer, just to ensure somethings not going unnoticed. But I don't have any obvious problems at 37,000 miles. I'm guessing 25000 with these shocks and UCAs .

 

Bumping this up as I am in the market for a mild lift. How has the suspension been holding up? Any issues with premature wear of the factory front end components? @spurshot

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Z71_Tommy Enthusiast

Z71_Tommy

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Got my coilovers installed yesterday. Got around 2 inches of lift in the front and was told could get around an inch more if I want. We also did Camburg UCA's but had to take them off because they wont work with the factory wheels. Now I am wheel/tire shopping. Mine are for sale if anyone is interested. See the ad in the sale forum.

 

 

 

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How do they ride with stock control arms? Do you still get that bottoming out in the front or did it go away?

 

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ChevyRoofer Senior Enthusiast

ChevyRoofer

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I need to do a thorough check of the system this summer, just to ensure somethings not going unnoticed. But I don't have any obvious problems at 37,000 miles. I'm guessing 25000 with these shocks and UCAs .

 

 

Bumping this up as I am in the market for a mild lift. How has the suspension been holding up? Any issues with premature wear of the factory front end components? @spurshot

 

Same. Any update on these? How are the Cognito's and King's holding up? Any regrets/thoughts?

 

thearizonacowboy Enthusiast

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Same. Any update on these? How are the Cognito's and King's holding up? Any regrets/thoughts?

 

 

 

I used to recommend the Cognito UCAs but not any more. Yes, the quality of the welds, fit, and finish is all good but they didn't even cycle the arms let alone do much real world testing (see photo below).

 

For anyone considering purchasing new UCAs, do yourself a favor and get a set built by a company who actually tests their products properly such as Camburg, Icon, Total Chaos, BajaKits, Mazzulla etc.

 

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http://downsouthmotorsports.com/i-9451103-total-chaos-2007-2015-chevy-silverado-1500-2wd-4wd-uniball-upper-control-arms.html

 

http://iconvehicledynamics.com/shop/290-2007-up-gm-silverado-sierra-1500-2wd-4wd-uniball-upper-control-arm-kit-steel-suspension.html

 

http://www.bajakits.com/product/baja-kits-14-chevy-silverado-boxed-upper-control-arms/

 

https://camburg.com/shop/suspension/camburg-chevy-1500-2wd-4wd-07-15-1-25-performance-uniball-upper-arms-oem-steel/

 

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/Mazzulla2014silveradosierra1500uppercontrolarms.aspx

Silvern Sentry Enthusiast

Silvern Sentry

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Damn son, were you catching air that is one compressed suspension to do that. Or did this happen just driving over something large? I have always heard high praise on cognito because they did properly change the angles etc.

8716valver Enthusiast

8716valver

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I used to recommend the Cognito UCAs but not any more. Yes, the quality of the welds, fit, and finish is all good but they didn't even cycle the arms let alone do much real world testing (see photo below).

 

For anyone considering purchasing new UCAs, do yourself a favor and get a set built by a company who actually tests their products properly such as Camburg, Icon, Total Chaos, BajaKits, Mazzulla etc.

 

20160605_150358_zps3z9d98br_edit_1465186

 

 

http://downsouthmotorsports.com/i-9451103-total-chaos-2007-2015-chevy-silverado-1500-2wd-4wd-uniball-upper-control-arms.html

 

http://iconvehicledynamics.com/shop/290-2007-up-gm-silverado-sierra-1500-2wd-4wd-uniball-upper-control-arm-kit-steel-suspension.html

 

http://www.bajakits.com/product/baja-kits-14-chevy-silverado-boxed-upper-control-arms/

 

https://camburg.com/shop/suspension/camburg-chevy-1500-2wd-4wd-07-15-1-25-performance-uniball-upper-arms-oem-steel/

 

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/Mazzulla2014silveradosierra1500uppercontrolarms.aspx

Thats messed up. I was planning on getting the cognitos because they have replaceable ball joints and supposedly clear factory wheel offsets. I wonder if spurshot is having this problem with his king/cognito combo.

 

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thearizonacowboy Enthusiast

thearizonacowboy

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Damn son, were you catching air that is one compressed suspension to do that. Or did this happen just driving over something large? I have always heard high praise on cognito because they did properly change the angles etc.

No air with that setup :driving:

 

Just hit a decent size rut while driving around the AZ desert!

 

At first, I assumed something else had failed but I removed the coilovers and cycled the arms and they contact the shock buckets.

 

If you're not planning on leaving the pavement, they'll be just fine..

 

Hey but I'm glad it all happened, it inspired me to make some serious suspension changes! :D

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8716valver Enthusiast

8716valver

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Any updates? What controls arms did you go with? I'm trying to make my mind up on a set.

 

 

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I'm going with Cognito. I read elsewhere on here that the issue with contacting the UCA mount is due to the Fox spring rate/valving. I'm on Kings so next month I'll be getting the Cognito UCA.

 

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ChevyRoofer Senior Enthusiast

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I'm going with Cognito. I read elsewhere on here that the issue with contacting the UCA mount is due to the Fox spring rate/valving. I'm on Kings so next month I'll be getting the Cognito UCA.

 

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Do you have a link for that thread? I was looking at Cognitos as well. With either Fox or Kings.

A.J. Curtis Enthusiast

A.J. Curtis

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Do you have a link for that thread? I was looking at Cognitos as well. With either Fox or Kings.

Here is the link, http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/188300-psa-cognito-ucas-fox-20-coilovers-over-travel/page-1?hl=camburg

 

the OG poster: thearizonapatriot has the FOX 2.0's with Cognito upper control arms and had contact. Another member: spurshot in the same thread is running King 2.5 & also had rubbing with the Cognito upper control arms.

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bgweed Enthusiast

bgweed

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I make a little extension of the rear brake line bracket on the left rear side of the frame to move the bracket away from the shock reservoir.

 

 

This issue kept me from doing my install tonight. Had to put everything back together with the Ranchos.

Can you explain what you did? King says "just tweak the bracket by hand" - BS. There's no way it's fitting without a more significant modification than a "hand tweak".

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

Spurshot

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This issue kept me from doing my install tonight. Had to put everything back together with the Ranchos.

Can you explain what you did? King says "just tweak the bracket by hand" - BS. There's no way it's fitting without a more significant modification than a "hand tweak".

 

 

It's been a couple years, but I think it was a flat plate a couple inches to move it. It's raining and dark out. I'm not crawling under it today.

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AgDoctor Senior Enthusiast

AgDoctor

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On 11/8/2014 at 9:42 AM, GreyGhostZ71 said:

Just did that set up on mine..

 

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Do you get any tire rub on the UCA?

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