facebones Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 So i have been looking deeper into lifting my pathfinder and everyone says rough country uca's are the way to go and the AC ones are not kewrl and i'm just wondering why? and yes i have searched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 The AC UCA's don't do anything to assist ball joint angle when you crank the t-bars to lift the truck. They follow the same dimensions as the stock UCA's. They're tougher, sure, but don't correct the ball joint angle like the Calmini, or Superlift (RoughCountry) UCA's do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 ^that's my understanding. Some people have run them without issues, but are they wearing ball joints faster?? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 The AC UCA's don't do anything to assist ball joint angle when you crank the t-bars to lift the truck. They follow the same dimensions as the stock UCA's. They're tougher, sure, but don't correct the ball joint angle like the Calmini, or Superlift (RoughCountry) UCA's do. So apparently they are allowed to lie to people? I also emailed them to ask and they said it does change the angle. With my past experience with those morons I am more inclined to believe what is posted on this forum. Here is a screenshot of their description: The hell with AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I run them and dont seem to have any issues. What I have heard is that some are fine, others are crap. I guess Im lucky. Oh, I added grease zerks to mine to extend life and keep the noise down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJSquirrel Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I run the AC UCAs and the ones I got were definitely longer and had the upper ball joint mount at a much different angle than the stock pieces. Once the T-bars were cranked, the parts all lined up quite nicely. While they are not as beefy as the calmini pieces, I've done some relatively challenging trails with mine without issue. The frame mounts will shear off before the UCAs will fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facebones Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 sounds like some are good and some are not. i think i'm gonna go with RC arms and jgc coils any suggestions on shocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) a long time ago there was a guy here - (88pathoffroad -) , who tore some shiite up running them but he had BJ spacers too, I'm sure if you search enough you could find the post. just my Edited March 25, 2010 by headpeace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovemaN Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I have the Superlift UCAs on my pathfinder and AC on my pickup. Maybe I have an older pair of AC arms, but they didn't seem to have any ball joint correction built into them. I don't really care though since upper BJs are super easy and cheap to replace. I also have a pair of Calmini UCAs sitting in my shop. I think I would rather sell them than swap out the AC arms. Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 If you look on N4W there is a guy who made a wedge shaped BJ spacer and misalignment washers to position his BJ's correctly on his BJ. It may be hit and miss but I also don't like how the tubing ends in a gusset to the BJ mouting where RC/Superlift arems the tubing goes all the way to the end of the BJ mounting thus elimnating the need for a gusset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosfinder Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I'm running the superlift UCA's. i heard the same thing about the AC UCA's you get what you pay for that how i look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) i run the AC UCAs. I've had my front end cranked high, low and in the middle with them. I've always managed to get a good alignment regardless of the ride height, but I am on my 3rd set of upper balljoints and my 2nd set of lowers. The AC arms are supposed to be longer than stock which they say helps the BJ angle when you really crank up the front end. I still needed shims behind the spindle to get it right, and I didn't like the way the truck handled so I let the front end back down again. Look how the superlift and rancho arms have a slight upward bend to the ends of them. That's what keeps the balljoint as level as possible when you lift the front end. AC's arms are straight. Plus i think the claim of giving you more wheel travel is a crock. They might give you a tiny more droop with low-profile bumpstops, but nothing significant enough to merit a selling feature. Edited March 26, 2010 by nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facebones Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 ^ that makes a lot of sense i think i'm just gonna stay away from them i may be getting some calmini ucas those look pretty solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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