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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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Exactly
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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well if it works it works lol ive heard of alot of people doing that, but never heard the squeaking go away lol
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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My guy replaced the whole arms for them, thats why it was so costly.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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I'm about to do that, too. I got my OE upper control arms with the ball joint already in them for about $95 each from parts.com, and got the Moog lower ball joints from rock auto for about $24 each. Just waiting for my shocks to arrive, then the swap is on.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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Well i went a head and bit the bullet...i bought some total chaos uca's, so hopefully i wont be replacing arms and bj's ever again
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ranorris2
Well i went a head and bit the bullet...i bought some total chaos uca's, so hopefully i wont be replacing arms and bj's ever again
SOB. How much did they run you?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by wandell
If one is bad, rest assured the other 3 are not far behind.
x2, Best to do them all while you are in there. MOOG control arms claim to offer an additional 10d of suspension travel.

Don't forget about getting an alingement after replacement.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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SOB. How much did they run you?
Ha...I wasn't happy to pay the price, but Im hoping they are worth it. They cost me around $800 after shipping. I think it was $745 without shipping. Ill post some pics up after I get them on my truck. Now I gotta save up for the gears...You still liking your gears? You got alot more power and better mileage?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiteghost
x2, Best to do them all while you are in there.
Should I go ahead and replace the lower joints too...I was thinking the uppers were the only ones that are bad because of abnormal wear on them do to my 2.5" spacer?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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The extra power is nice. The computer reading says 14 right now and it was 13.2 before the gears.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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The extra power is nice. The computer reading says 14 right now and it was 13.2 before the gears.
NICE...Im def. gonna have to get some gears. My gas mileage says 9.5 right now. Have you done anything before gears to get better mileage? Or have you corrected your speedometer for your bigger tires?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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NICE...Im def. gonna have to get some gears. My gas mileage says 9.5 right now. Have you done anything before gears to get better mileage? Or have you corrected your speedometer for your bigger tires?
Yea ig ot the xcal 2 with vmp tunes. I had a CAI but it threw a lean code so I took it off.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Yea ig ot the xcal 2 with vmp tunes. I had a CAI but it threw a lean code so I took it off.
Where can I get an Xcal 2 with the tunes your talking about? Isn't there an Xcal 3 now?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Where can I get an Xcal 2 with the tunes your talking about? Isn't there an Xcal 3 now?
You can get one at alot of places online. Justin at vmptuning.com is where I got my custom tune done. You can buy an xcal 2 or 3 from him with a custom tune and he will send it to you and you just load it onto the truck.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Cool

Originally Posted by ranorris2
Well i went a head and bit the bullet...i bought some total chaos uca's, so hopefully i wont be replacing arms and bj's ever again
Hey man let me know how those turn out. I had the same problem however I bought camburg(cost an arm and leg but it should be worth it). Id like to know how they work on your truck?
 
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