Do i need to replace upper control arms when adding a leveling strut?

[theblet]

Yup that's the ones I'm looking at. The mopar UCA's for their 2 inch lift kit. Appreciate it guys

Should work

 

[1BADRAMLIMITED]

On an instance like my truck.... stock rebel with air suspension, would it be bad to try to level it using air suspension adjustable links to "trick" the system into leveling by either bringing the rear down or the front up less than 2"? should i just spring for the UCA kit?

I do not have a rebel but my limited ORP took the links just fine. I got revel links which lifted the front 2-3 inches and rear .5 to 1inch

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[Scram1500]

Upper control arms should be changed to accommodate the extra length of the lift at full extension. That's when the upper ball joint can bind and snap off or pop out

 

[Scram1500]

A better option for everyone is using the Mopar lift kit upper control arms.

They won't break the bank like the other options either

 

[Bigbadgen]

If you dont have ORP you can do a 2 inch level without replacing UCA's no problem, unless you're hard core off roading.

Rebels will probably need UCA since it has ORP.

This is false as I just had my factory uca on passenger side fail. 23k miles on truck.

 

[theblet]

This is false as I just had my factory uca on passenger side fail. 23k miles on truck.

Hard to say. I know tons of people that do it this way with no issues. Yours may have just failed. That does happen

 

[H2OMAN]

How can people afford a Rebel but can't afford decent components when they modify them? Maybe don't modify it then. Just put the decals on.

 

[LaxDfns15]

Because maybe there's no need to spend $4k on a complete new suspension system if you just want to lift it a bit.

 

[H2OMAN]

Because maybe there's no need to spend $4k on a complete new suspension system if you just want to lift it a bit.

So do it with good components instead of cheap ****.

 

[theblet]

If you have a rebel and use spacers, UCAs are a must since it’s essentially an ORP truck

 

[Bigbadgen]

Hard to say. I know tons of people that do it this way with no issues. Yours may have just failed. That does happen

I think they may have messed one up when installing my level. If I’m going to just replace 1 I’ll upgrade to to arms. Sucks I have to wait for them to come in. Luckily my wife works from home so I just use her car.

 

[theblet]

I think they may have messed one up when installing my level. If I’m going to just replace 1 I’ll upgrade to to arms. Sucks I have to wait for them to come in. Luckily my wife works from home so I just use her car.

Good call. Might as well get the UCAs for the level. I check my UCA ball joints every oil change and so far so good.

 

[Bigbadgen]

All is good finally. Anyone have any issues with the readylift control arms?

 

[theblet]

All is good finally. Anyone have any issues with the readylift control arms?

Nice. Not that I’ve heard.

 

[Boom246IW]

Yup that's the ones I'm looking at. The mopar UCA's for their 2 inch lift kit. Appreciate it guys

Did you ever install those UCA's from Mopar. I put the moto fab 2" level spacers in on my 21 ram about 27 hours after I leased it in 21. The truck was solid after the initial alignment for about 12k miles. After that I cannot get the truck to hold an alignment whatsoever. The dealer told me I had loose bolts eccentric bolts on the lower control arms which I know is bull**** because I had had it to an extremely reputable alignment shop in my area about a week before. The tires on the front are the original Bridgestones that everyone hated. I have replaced those with a set of the same tires off my buddy's big horn 1500 and about 5k miles later these tires are toast. I am getting ready to have to go on the road for work with my camper and am wanting to get this sorted before I start into a 7/12's project 4.5 hours away from home. This has been a nagging issue for a couple years now and I appreciate the help from yall. I am super close to just taking the spacers out and putting everything back to OEM cuz those 20" tires are not cheap in my area.

Can someone fill me in if the MOPAR Lifted UCA's that I am seeing online for 65 bucks a side will solve my issues? I know I have to replace these two tires and was planning on having it aligned again at the same time. I have no clunking or anything like that in my front end. 31k miles on the truck currently.

 

[Cbty2050]

Can someone fill me in if the MOPAR Lifted UCA's that I am seeing online for 65 bucks a side will solve my issues?

Hard to speculate that the control arms will fix anything. You have been driving 3 years on an issue without a resolution/fix. Your reputable alignment shop can't figure it out, yet you think the dealer is full of it? You have decided to wait until the last moment to try to fix a problem, I would recommend putting the upper control arms and taking it to a 3rd shop for an alignment and hopefully it all goes smoothly. I would make sure they are using the correct alignment specs.

Yes new tires, upper control arms, and an alignment-good as new.

 

[Bigbadgen]

Did you ever install those UCA's from Mopar. I put the moto fab 2" level spacers in on my 21 ram about 27 hours after I leased it in 21. The truck was solid after the initial alignment for about 12k miles. After that I cannot get the truck to hold an alignment whatsoever. The dealer told me I had loose bolts eccentric bolts on the lower control arms which I know is bull**** because I had had it to an extremely reputable alignment shop in my area about a week before. The tires on the front are the original Bridgestones that everyone hated. I have replaced those with a set of the same tires off my buddy's big horn 1500 and about 5k miles later these tires are toast. I am getting ready to have to go on the road for work with my camper and am wanting to get this sorted before I start into a 7/12's project 4.5 hours away from home. This has been a nagging issue for a couple years now and I appreciate the help from yall. I am super close to just taking the spacers out and putting everything back to OEM cuz those 20" tires are not cheap in my area.

Can someone fill me in if the MOPAR Lifted UCA's that I am seeing online for 65 bucks a side will solve my issues? I know I have to replace these two tires and was planning on having it aligned again at the same time. I have no clunking or anything like that in my front end. 31k miles on the truck currently.

Spend the money on good quality uca. I made the mistake once. As far as alignment goes the place that put in my level did a terrible job. I had uca issues so I ordered a set of ready lift and went the best alignment shop in our area. My alignment was out over an inch. All is good now

 

[Cbty2050]

My alignment was out over an inch.

An inch? What was? How? Who measures alignments by inches?

 

[H2OMAN]

Spend the money on good quality uca. I made the mistake once. As far as alignment goes the place that put in my level did a terrible job. I had uca issues so I ordered a set of ready lift and went the best alignment shop in our area. My alignment was out over an inch. All is good now

I assume 1 inch is hyperbole. Just say way off. And Ready Lift and quality don't go in the same sentence.

 

[Bigbadgen]

An inch? What was? How? Who measures alignments by inches?

Someone who tells their customers how far out it is in laymen’s terms.