PSA: Cognito UCAs + Fox 2.0 Coilovers = Over Travel

[thearizonacowboy]

Just a heads up, if you have standard valved Fox 2.0 coilovers and Cognito UCAs beware of over travel. Up travel in particular.

Do I need to revalve to limit the travel? Or do I need new coilovers?

[b1gted]

Wow!

 

 

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[Z71hayss]

Interesting, Id like to know if anyone knows a solution for this.

[thearizonacowboy]

Interesting, Id like to know if anyone knows a solution for this.

Same here! I sent photos to Cognito and explained the situation. They have been very helpful over the phone and I'll report back what they say.

[TXTruk15]

I have the Cognito UCAs and eventually want the Fox coilovers so I'm very interested in what they say - thx for leading the charge

[thearizonacowboy]

No problem. I probably should contact Fox just to see if they could explain what exactly went wrong in their opinion.

[HondaHawkGT]

When you put the UCA's together, did you mount bolt the ball joint so the ball joint was sticking down thru the opening? Or is it bolted below?

[thearizonacowboy]

When you put the UCA's together, did you mount bolt the ball joint so the ball joint was sticking down thru the opening? Or is it bolted below?

I mounted it as shown. Just as Cognito recommends.

 

[HondaHawkGT]

The reason I ask is because half of the guys on here that have Cognito UCA's put them together with the ball joint mounted to the top of the UCA and the other half mount it to the bottom. What's weird is that it looks like Cognito changed the instructions in the last year. It used to say:

 

"If you are adding this a-arm kit to a factory heigh truck just to take advantage of the bolt in ball joint feature and do not plan to level it out, you must drop the ball joint down through the ball joint pocket so that the ball joint flange is on top."

 

So when I installed mine, I bolted them to the BOTTOM of the UCA like it shows in older photos:

 

Now the instructions tell you to mount them this way regardless of whether you plan on lifting the truck or not:

 

It makes me wonder why they suddenly revised the instructions and product images.

[thearizonacowboy]

The reason I ask is because half of the guys on here that have Cognito UCA's put them together with the ball joint mounted to the top of the UCA and the other half mount it to the bottom. What's weird is that it looks like Cognito changed the instructions in the last year. It used to say:

 

"If you are adding this a-arm kit to a factory heigh truck just to take advantage of the bolt in ball joint feature and do not plan to level it out, you must drop the ball joint down through the ball joint pocket so that the ball joint flange is on top."

 

So when I installed mine, I bolted them to the BOTTOM of the UCA like it shows in older photos:

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Now the instructions tell you to mount them this way regardless of whether you plan on lifting the truck or not:

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It makes me wonder why they suddenly revised the instructions and product images.

When I called Cognito and explained what had happened, their very first question was if I installed the ball joints correctly per the last photo you posted.

 

I still haven't heard back from them but I'll give them a call in a few hours to see what they have to say.

[thearizonacowboy]

Just heard back from Cognito. The pictures have been forwarded to a higher-up and are being reviewed. He's hoping to get back to me by the end of today.

[Rkaroll953]

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[quail hound]

You need a bump stop or jounce I would imagine.

[thearizonacowboy]

You need a bump stop or jounce I would imagine.

You wouldn't happen to know where one could find a bump stop for this particular purpose?

[quail hound]

You wouldn't happen to know where one could find a bump stop for this particular purpose?

I would think Fox would make them unless they're really trying to push airbumps or internal bumpstops. A lot of circle track guys run eibach bumps on their coilovers, they might have one that would work on this application.