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Looking forward to more pics? How did the trim plate install go?


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Trim plates went well, looks like if i hadn’t done them i’d be trimming the liner. here’s a picture of the angles on the drivers side 4234796de16a6c00fa3a56c539b41830.jpg


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2 hours ago, ATXsilverice said:


Trim plates went well, looks like if i hadn’t done them i’d be trimming the liner. here’s a picture of the angles on the drivers side 4234796de16a6c00fa3a56c539b41830.jpg


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Looking like a solid setup. How’s the ride quality?? Did it eliminate the top out feeling?

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Trim plates went well, looks like if i hadn’t done them i’d be trimming the liner. here’s a picture of the angles on the drivers side 4234796de16a6c00fa3a56c539b41830.jpg


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Need more side pics! Any pics of the trim plate install?


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Need more side pics! Any pics of the trim plate install?


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Gorgeous trucks.

 

Im thinking about getting 5100’s to lift my nose up a bit.

 

These wont stress the upper ball joints, correct?

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On 3/26/2020 at 11:38 AM, ATXsilverice said:


Trim plates went well, looks like if i hadn’t done them i’d be trimming the liner. here’s a picture of the angles on the drivers side 4234796de16a6c00fa3a56c539b41830.jpg


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Is replacing the UCA required with the 5100’s?

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No it is not required. If you go any taller than 2.5" then you will want to change the UCA. 

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12 hours ago, 3tspapat said:

No it is not required. If you go any taller than 2.5" then you will want to change the UCA. 

That's debatable and also depends on what UCA you have. My front is up 1.25 and I'm ok with the angles but had I gone 1.8 I would prefer UCAs on my 18 with stamped steel units.  

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Bils don't change the angles that much that you would need upper c arms. Having them would be a plus them wouldn't hurt tho.eres my 14 wil Bils at max height bed loaded with stone behind the wheel wells.

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4 hours ago, Yondu said:

That's debatable and also depends on what UCA you have. My front is up 1.25 and I'm ok with the angles but had I gone 1.8 I would prefer UCAs on my 18 with stamped steel units.  

Read his question. Required vs optimal is not the same. 

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Is replacing the UCA required with the 5100’s?

Required? No. Will it wear out the ball joint faster? yes. In my case i replaced it because i preferred to not have the stamped steel UCA design when i take it off-road. plus these are bolt in ball joints which makes the replacement of them much easier when they do wear out. but in the end you can put 5100s without replacing a UCA to answer the question.
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1 minute ago, ATXsilverice said:


Required? No. Will it wear out the ball joint faster? yes. In my case i replaced it because i preferred to not have the stamped steel UCA design when i take it off-road. plus these are bolt in ball joints which makes the replacement of them much easier when they do wear out. but in the end you can put 5100s without replacing a UCA to answer the question.

Thanks.  What UCA did you use?

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