Upper control arms 2019 Trail Boss leveled

Dunn · March 12, 2020

3 hours ago, Leevon said:

Kevin, same truck same level kit here. I finally decided on the Rough Country forged aluminum arms (of course apples and oranges compared with the big boy stuff) but for a stock replacement with improved angle they are much higher quality than I expected and will be direct fit. The bushings are same as factory arms, the ball joint seems decent. I don't have any reason to go all out and I tend to not keep trucks very long so I don't want to give away big $ mods. These fit my needs for $399.

https://www.roughcountry.com/gm-forged-aluminum-upper-control-arms-29501.html

they are fine.....you get more range of motion and they are better than factory, good enough....other stuff is for serious players or bling

Kevin Grogan · March 12, 2020

2 hours ago, Dunn said:

they are fine.....you get more range of motion and they are better than factory, good enough....other stuff is for serious players or bling

You and I think alike, I wanted something that would stand the test of time and be practical. I drive road miles and dont care to "test" my truck's potential. I have had it since Sept/2019 and have 2,000 miles on it.

Dunn · March 12, 2020

I could get a fresh set of BFG KO2 for the cost the billet UCA would cost me extra, lol

just not necessary, 20 yrs ago I probably get the billet and figure a way to get tires later haha

bought mine in Aug/2019 and have almost 9,500

Flatblack83 · March 13, 2020

9 hours ago, Leevon said:

Kevin, same truck same level kit here. I finally decided on the Rough Country forged aluminum arms (of course apples and oranges compared with the big boy stuff) but for a stock replacement with improved angle they are much higher quality than I expected and will be direct fit. The bushings are same as factory arms, the ball joint seems decent. I don't have any reason to go all out and I tend to not keep trucks very long so I don't want to give away big $ mods. These fit my needs for $399.

https://www.roughcountry.com/gm-forged-aluminum-upper-control-arms-29501.html

I have the same uca's, on for about 3k miles with my icon stage 1 kit. They worked for me,maybe I'll regret it or maybe not.

lt1z · March 13, 2020

I have been happy with my Readylift UCA and leveling kit

Rukus · March 17, 2020

My ready lift UCA's lasted 10K miles (8 months). Bushings on driver side Trashed... Ball joint on passenger side GONE...

lt1z · March 17, 2020

My ready lift UCA's lasted 10K miles (8 months). Bushings on driver side Trashed... Ball joint on passenger side GONE...

I have more then 10K on these with none of those issues. [emoji2373]

Bjeremi · March 17, 2020

Figured I would throw up a picture of my readylift UCA's. Just got them done a about a week ago.

Rukus · April 7, 2020

After dealing with ReadyLift I will say their customer service is GREAT. But... after installing the replacement arms... I compared to the stock arms... (pics to follow)... The arms are pretty much identical. angles/lengths etc... Once install I also noticed the ball joint boot is pretty extreme. I can tell this is why they failed. (2.5 lift). Sitting at shop now getting it re aligned. Shop says they never have issues with the RL arms for what it is worth. (I didn't buy from them). They do agree that the ball joints NEED grease every oil change (of course) and replaced about every 12K miles.

04SierraSLT · April 8, 2020

On 3/7/2020 at 5:41 PM, Kintnerboyredoubt said:

Was just reading up on these. The guys at Filthy Motorsports claim that uniballs need to be replaced every 3-4 oil changes which is way too much maintenance for me. They also say that those billet designs while they look awesome create a much more jarring ride as there is no bushing to smooth things out, the benefit is improved feedback in the steering wheel if you’re getting real sporty. Originally I was planning to go big with the Mazzulla ones but now I’m leaning towards the Camburg with Moog problem solvers ball joints... wish Camburg offered the tubular arm with ball joint like they do for Tacoma’s for our trucks...

I have Dirt KIng Uniballs on my 4Runner for the past 53k miles. Never had to replace them. Maybe they meant clean and dry lube every oil changes?

Kintnerboyredoubt · April 8, 2020

2 hours ago, 04SierraSLT said:

I have Dirt KIng Uniballs on my 4Runner for the past 53k miles. Never had to replace them. Maybe they meant clean and dry lube every oil changes?

That must be what they meant. I can’t imagine a chunk of metal the size of their uniballs wearing to the point of replacement so quickly. Do yours make much noise? I live in the Pacific Northwest so it’s wet fairly often which makes me shy away from designs with the ball completely exposed. Also I’m not exactly running Baja in my truck, the most off-road it gets is forest service roads and shuttle roads to access fishing and mountain biking.

04SierraSLT · April 9, 2020

11 hours ago, Kintnerboyredoubt said:

That must be what they meant. I can’t imagine a chunk of metal the size of their uniballs wearing to the point of replacement so quickly. Do yours make much noise? I live in the Pacific Northwest so it’s wet fairly often which makes me shy away from designs with the ball completely exposed. Also I’m not exactly running Baja in my truck, the most off-road it gets is forest service roads and shuttle roads to access fishing and mountain biking.

I live in the Gulf Coast and it has gone through Monsoons, high water, Moab dust, East Tx clay, North Texas snow etc....They are still quiet. I do clean and lube them a minimum of once a month. My UCAs are also heim joint, and that make a little noise if the windows are down and radio off.

I did notice, a week in snow (the melting agent they use on the road), would be an issue if I had to live in that. All the gouges on my skids showed rust in days. I assume it would be just as corrosive to a Uniball over time.

For forest roads, just go ball joint UCA. And I'd definitely skip heim joints....

Jetiemann · April 9, 2020

Dirtkings, Bajakits and a few others use the Uniball which has potentially more upkeep but solid.

ICON delta joints are nice because theyre sealed and require less maintenance.

Jp sierra · September 24, 2020

On 3/12/2020 at 2:35 PM, Dunn said:

they are fine.....you get more range of motion and they are better than factory, good enough....other stuff is for serious players or bling

I had the 1.5 RC leveling kit installed on my 2020 TB LT and am considering purchasing the RC upper control arms, however has anyone actually installed them on their leveled TB... they don’t specify being an application for the TB with 1.5 inch lift .... more for non TB silverados 3.5 Inches of lift or taller ... just wonder if the stock trail boss upper control arms have some corrective angles to accommodate the factory 2 inch lift or are they the same as a non TB Silverado Z71...

Edited September 24, 2020 by Jp sierra