upper control arms

[yousef]

hi every one

just want to know the benefits of the aftermarket UCAs such as icon for example .. not for off-road but in the highways its smoother or stiffer over the pumbs ?? it is give me a smoother ride in general ?

 

[wisey113]

hi every one

just want to know the benefits of the aftermarket UCAs such as icon for example .. not for off-road but in the highways its smoother or stiffer over the pumbs ?? it is give me a smoother ride in general ?

I don’t think you’ll notice much difference on the road. I have the ICONS, but I got them because of my lift and to hold up better off road. If you’re not off-roading or having issues with your lift, the stock UCA’s will serve you well.


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[wobly]

I don’t think you’ll notice much difference on the road. I have the ICONS, but I got them because of my lift and to hold up better off road. If you’re not off-roading or having issues with your lift, the stock UCA’s will serve you well.


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What wisey113 said! ^^^

 

[gofishn]

FWIW, pretty sure Icons require a minimum 2inch lift.
After 2013, starting with 2014 models, they cheapen up the UCA's and some folks had issues when going above 2.1 inch lift.
2014 and up, guys found it was beneficial to go with , at the least, Mevotech UCA's.

Your 2011 has terrific OEM UCA's and unless you went with something long the lines of an Icons or some such, you would see no benefit.

 

[ram1500rsm]

It's not the UCA job to smooth out the ride, that's more of a function of you dampeners/shocks,etc. You want aftermarket control arms typically if you want to upgrade the stockers to something beefier for offroad purposes and/or help correct geometry issues after a lift. You won't notice any difference in driving with aftermarket UCA's if your geometry was good to begin with. because of the difference in BJ styles some UCA's have the added benefit of giving you some more extra travel as they range of motion is superior but if your lower control arms are stock lenght and you don’t have extended travel struts i wouldn't bother too much with that BJ extra travel, sure it's nice to know the BJ can have more motion before binding if needed, nothing you would see driving on the street though.

 

[yousef]

thank you all for the replies ... i wont buy the UCAs because am not an off road guy just looking for smoother ride on the streets , speed bumps and dirty roads ... all ready got front and rear bilestine shocks with set on 1.4" front and rear icon springs 1.5" .. 4 bf tires 305/55/r20 ko2s and its doing great so far

thank you all again