Trail-Tailor Rear Control arms - Review

[Sharky1528]

For the sake of information, I already had adjustable panhards on my truck to correct side-to-side axle location after the lift.
Doesn't affect the arms, but I also have wheel spacers on all 4 corners.

Adam,
Are you running wheel spacers with the SCS SR8's ?? Could the spacers be the cause of some of your vibration ?

 

[Box Rocket]

Adam,
Are you running wheel spacers with the SCS SR8's ?? Could the spacers be the cause of some of your vibration ?

Yes I am. I'm not getting any vibration from the wheel spacers. The driveline vibes were there when I still had the factory wheels and no spacers. The vibes went away after the control arms, and getting the driveshaft flanges aligned correctly.

 

[Sharky1528]

Yes I am. I'm not getting any vibration from the wheel spacers. The driveline vibes were there when I still had the factory wheels and no spacers. The vibes went away after the control arms, and getting the driveshaft flanges aligned correctly.

Thanks for the info... was looking at getting a set of the SR8's and thought they gave you some " Spacer " in the wheel itself ?? Do you think you need the spacers or is it a personal thing ??

 

[Box Rocket]

Thanks for the info... was looking at getting a set of the SR8's and thought they gave you some " Spacer " in the wheel itself ?? Do you think you need the spacers or is it a personal thing ??

Definitely don't "NEED" the spacers. The SR8 will work great on it's own. I ran mine for a while without spacers. They do have a bit more offset than the factory wheels but not a lot.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Finally a pic of the new RUCAs.

J

 

[Eric Hohlfelder]

Just ordered a set of your lower control arms for my 80 series. Looking forward to receiving them and dialing in the rear pinion angle. I was wondering if you considered using an OEM bushing in place of the poly bushing? Ideally I was looking for an adjustable arm, stronger than stock that retained the ride and longevity of the OEM bushing. This is not on the market yet, but your arms look well engineered and are made in the USA with a bias toward trail flex which I can respect and well priced. I'm looking forward to mounting them up.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Just ordered a set of your lower control arms for my 80 series. Looking forward to receiving them and dialing in the rear pinion angle. I was wondering if you considered using an OEM bushing in place of the poly bushing? Ideally I was looking for an adjustable arm, stronger than stock that retained the ride and longevity of the OEM bushing. This is not on the market yet, but your arms look well engineered and are made in the USA with a bias toward trail flex which I can respect and well priced. I'm looking forward to mounting them up.

I have a 7075 billet arm that's in the design phase now that will accept a OEM bush or "SuperFlex" sealed bush but they are out a ways and will be much more $$ wise.

J

 

[Box Rocket]

I've meant to get some additional photos up for a while but winter hasn't cooperated. So I had to resort to some "urban wheeling".

There's a few things at play here. For starters, the Slinky suspension has lots of flex on its own. In these photos I was NOT at the limit of travel. There were still 4" of shock travel left and more than that from the springs. Front and rear sway bars still attached.
However, it was clear than the Trail Tailor arms are allowing for a better range of motion and smooth operation. You can see the Johnny Joints deflecting and there is no compression of the poly bushings in the arms. All evidence of no binding, resulting in no limited travel from the arms. I'm confident I'd run out of spring and shock before the arms would fully bind. Also, no visible sign of "rear steer" from the axle when flexed.

I'm really pleased with the combination of the Slinky suspension with the Trail Tailor arms. The arms would be a nice compliment to any suspension and a clear upgrade from stock.

Don't pay attention to my temporary wiring.


















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