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Readylift 2" leveling kit with or without Upper Control Arms?

robbiele

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Anybody have any pictures with just spacers and pictures with new UCA?

The readylift site states as follows with regards to the spacers without new UCA: "Our engineers determined the stresses around the ball joint would be too great for a traditional strut extension leveling kit. We have chosen to tap into our popular strut spring pre-load spacer design which generates lift without putting undo stress on critical areas like the ball joint." So, are the new UCA's needed or not?

(I am aware of discussions about new UCA or not, but I would like to hear some more and new discussion about it)
 
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I’ve been running the readlift without the uca’s All winter so far. No problems here
 

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It’s a debate. I installed the UCAs because the ball joint angle without them is ugly. Sooner or later it’ll eat the stock upper ball joints with just the strut spacers. At that point if it eats them before your warranty is up that’ll be a fight you won’t win trying to get them replaced under warranty.


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It’s a debate. I installed the UCAs because the ball joint angle without them is ugly. Sooner or later it’ll eat the stock upper ball joints with just the strut spacers. At that point if it eats them before your warranty is up that’ll be a fight you won’t win trying to get them replaced under warranty.


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If mine go I’ll just end up getting the mopar ones. I was waiting for a real 4” lift kit to come out that fixes all the angles
 

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It’s a debate. I installed the UCAs because the ball joint angle without them is ugly. Sooner or later it’ll eat the stock upper ball joints with just the strut spacers. At that point if it eats them before your warranty is up that’ll be a fight you won’t win trying to get them replaced under warranty.


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I would love to see a picture of those ugly UCA angles, but haven't seen any
 

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Anybody know how much would be a fair price for the 2" UCA kit with install?
 

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Need UCAs? I say it depends if you have a Rebel or ORP... Two pictures of mine with the spacer and before UCAs. I have the ORP and the angles were too much for me without the UCAs. If you keep it on the pavement (mall crawler) then even with the ORP you will probably be fine, just my opinion. B7E0A727-78E7-4383-8D7A-513464580346.jpeg D1738EF2-4F27-4538-AFB4-94EF7714302E.jpeg D1738EF2-4F27-4538-AFB4-94EF7714302E.jpeg
 
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Need UCAs? I say it depends if you have a Rebel or ORP... Two pictures of mine with the spacer and before UCAs. I have the ORP and the angles were too much for me without the UCAs. If you keep it on the pavement (mall crawler) then even with the ORP you will probably be fine, just my opinion. View attachment 18004 View attachment 18005 View attachment 18005
Is that 2” or 3.5? And I guess they use the same uca regardless of the orp and rebel
 

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2” Readylift. This picture is with the UCA. These pictures are at full droop, not under weight.
 

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See not bad at all at 2” and stock uca

I’m guessing you don’t have a Rebel or the .ORG package. When I put the 2.5 motofab spacers on mine that upper angle was nowhere near as level as yours.


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I’m guessing you don’t have a Rebel or the .ORG package. When I put the 2.5 motofab spacers on mine that upper angle was nowhere near as level as yours.


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No Laramie without the org and it’s a 2” readylift pre load spacer
 

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I went with the 2” ReadyLift and UCAs on both of my 19 Rams and think they sit and ride perfectly. Around $900 for kit and install is what I paid. Included alignment and warranty.
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