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2 minutes ago, shadrickjm said:

I haven't heard of that issue either until the shop mentioned it.  I did find a few videos and posts but they were all on 2500's.  Just thought I'd ask, I'm looking the same control arms.  How are you liking them?

They’re awesome quality, I’m getting wheels tomorrow so I’m hoping the tires don’t run but with my stock 18s they fit perfect. I got them on eBay when they had a 15% off sale so I ended up paying under 450 for them. I had a couple of questions about the install so I emailed cognito. They’re customer service was great. Reply almost right away. 

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Any issues with squeeking?  I want to go with cognito's too, but my local shop told me there's a lot of squeeking issues with them.


Any exposed uniball setup can squeak. It’s what they tend to do over time when dirt/the elements gets in and the lube thins out.

This can be mitigated if you’re diligent about keeping them clean and lubed. Some setups come with caps/covers to help seal out the elements.

This is why Icon came out with their sealed Delta Joint. I’m actually running these right now. Hopefully they be as strong over time as a uniball.


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Rad_Rado17 Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, 2k10CrewCab said:

They’re awesome quality, I’m getting wheels tomorrow so I’m hoping the tires don’t run but with my stock 18s they fit perfect. I got them on eBay when they had a 15% off sale so I ended up paying under 450 for them. I had a couple of questions about the install so I emailed cognito. They’re customer service was great. Reply almost right away. 

Glad to hear that.  Yeah, that's what I'm waiting on is another 15% off code.

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2 hours ago, pronstar said:

 


Any exposed uniball setup can squeak. It’s what they tend to do over time when dirt/the elements gets in and the lube thins out.

This can be mitigated if you’re diligent about keeping them clean and lubed. Some setups come with caps/covers to help seal out the elements.

This is why Icon came out with their sealed Delta Joint. I’m actually running these right now. Hopefully they be as strong over time as a uniball.


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Thanks for the info

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21 hours ago, 2k10CrewCab said:

They’re awesome quality, I’m getting wheels tomorrow so I’m hoping the tires don’t run but with my stock 18s they fit perfect. I got them on eBay when they had a 15% off sale so I ended up paying under 450 for them. I had a couple of questions about the install so I emailed cognito. They’re customer service was great. Reply almost right away. 

what size tires are you running stock? stock wheels with +27? offset? no rubbing? I have the Readylift UCA with the stock tires, 285/45-22 and stock +24 offset wheels,  the tires barely rubbed at full lock. I welded a steering stop to the LCA on both sides, then had about 1/4" clearance at full lock. 

I then installed new wheels and tires, 18x9 +18 offset with a 285/65-18. By calculation, I should have had an additional 1/4" clearance, but the new tires actually rub WORSE.  The tires are obviously wider than the factory 285. 

 

I am very curious if the Cognito arms will give me more clearance. Looking at the geometry between the 2 arms, they look like they have a straighter front arm angle and would allow for more clearance. 

 

Can you please post up pics of the front of the arms with the wheels turned to full lock?

Thanks

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5 hours ago, kylant said:

what size tires are you running stock? stock wheels with +27? offset? no rubbing? I have the Readylift UCA with the stock tires, 285/45-22 and stock +24 offset wheels,  the tires barely rubbed at full lock. I welded a steering stop to the LCA on both sides, then had about 1/4" clearance at full lock. 

I then installed new wheels and tires, 18x9 +18 offset with a 285/65-18. By calculation, I should have had an additional 1/4" clearance, but the new tires actually rub WORSE.  The tires are obviously wider than the factory 285. 

 

I am very curious if the Cognito arms will give me more clearance. Looking at the geometry between the 2 arms, they look like they have a straighter front arm angle and would allow for more clearance. 

 

Can you please post up pics of the front of the arms with the wheels turned to full lock?

Thanks

Yea I was running stock 18s with 265/65 tires no rubbing issues. I just went to a 20x10 -24 with 33x12.5 tires and no rubbing issues either with this new setup. 

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Rad_Rado17 Enthusiast

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I am still undecided about which control arm I should go with.  Is there a big difference between Cognito vs Readylifts control arm?  

kylant Enthusiast

kylant

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3 hours ago, shadrickjm said:

I am still undecided about which control arm I should go with.  Is there a big difference between Cognito vs Readylifts control arm?  

by the looks of the cognito, it appears my rubbing issue will be resolved. i am going to buy them

i will sell my Readylift arms cheap (1/2 off new). they have about 2500 miles on them

kylant Enthusiast

kylant

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On 11/3/2018 at 12:32 PM, 2k10CrewCab said:

Yea I was running stock 18s with 265/65 tires no rubbing issues. I just went to a 20x10 -24 with 33x12.5 tires and no rubbing issues either with this new setup. 

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thanks for the pic. 

the leading arm is much straighter to the ball joint than the Readylift. I think my rubbing issue will be resolved with those

 

 

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1 hour ago, kylant said:

by the looks of the cognito, it appears my rubbing issue will be resolved. i am going to buy them

i will sell my Readylift arms cheap (1/2 off new). they have about 2500 miles on them

Thanks for the offer, but I ordered the Cognito's this morning.

MallCrawlZ71 Enthusiast

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What a fail at keeping up with this post lol. My bad y’all, no issues with the level/ UCA’s she’s riding good! If I had the option I would of loved to go with cognitos but the readylift kit was a lot cheaper at the time

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On 11/3/2018 at 2:32 PM, 2k10CrewCab said:

Yea I was running stock 18s with 265/65 tires no rubbing issues. I just went to a 20x10 -24 with 33x12.5 tires and no rubbing issues either with this new setup. 

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Truck looks sick! I want to go 22x12 on 33s but I know it’s going to rub ?

min running 305s on my stock wheels now and it only rubs on full lock on the control arm

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