Upgrading Lower Control arms (1 Viewer)

[Adventureguy]

I was searching for a lower control arm armor and I found a company that makes an entire replacements. They advertise them as the strongest lower control arms on the market. Does anyone have any experience with those?

Link here https://camburg.com/shop/suspension...landcruiser-200-08-performance-lower-arm-kit/

 

[bloc]

What do you plan to do with the truck?

I've heard of virtually zero problems with stock control arms, despite some users beating them pretty hard, and when you run things like aftermarket LCA/UCA they pretty much always come with compromises like squeaky joints and bushings.

All of that said I haven't seen much discussion on them, outside of a few people running camburgs or TC arms with their tundra front end swaps. Maybe some of those guys can chime in.

 

[KLF]

You can buy a LOT of OEM arms for $2600. That's nuts.

 

[Adventureguy]

What do you plan to do with the truck?

I've heard of virtually zero problems with stock control arms, despite some users beating them pretty hard, and when you run things like aftermarket LCA/UCA they pretty much always come with compromises like squeaky joints and bushings.

All of that said I haven't seen much discussion on them, outside of a few people running camburgs or TC arms with their tundra front end swaps. Maybe some of those guys can chime in.

I just want to beef up the front up. I have added a good deal of weight to my rig. Thanks for the info

 

[tbisaacs]

Monica runs stock LCAs fyi

Builds - Canguro Racing's Monica

There have been a handful of mentions and a couple threads about specific races but we figure it was time to really document a bit more about the vehicle, how we came to race it, how we inherited the build, the things we have changed, how and what we prep and replace before each race, etc...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[turbo8]

Monica runs stock LCAs fyi

Builds - Canguro Racing's Monica

There have been a handful of mentions and a couple threads about specific races but we figure it was time to really document a bit more about the vehicle, how we came to race it, how we inherited the build, the things we have changed, how and what we prep and replace before each race, etc...

forum.ih8mud.com

They claim they are "stock"

My Tundra stock arms have been holding up well even using King bumps.

 

[TeCKis300]

Agreed with others. When the stock arms are up to Baja 1000 duty, with 37s, that's pretty much the definition of strength and hard to need better. They're also getting huge travel so the OEM joints aren't necessarily a limitation.

Canguro seems to have swapped over to Tundra arms more recently. Older pics show tires flush with the body, versus newer pics showing some poke. We'll see if they equally hold up. There's been some rumblings that the 200-series arms use larger hardware and bolts to the Tundra arms. I've heard as high as 15" travel quoted and it's not obvious if this is on the 200-series length arms, or the longer Tundra arms.

 

[04UZJ100]

I would take Total Chaos over Camburg if you're looking to get Gucci.

 

[Killacaviar]

I would take Total Chaos over Camburg if you're looking to get Gucci.

Why?

 

[Adventureguy]

I would take Total Chaos over Camburg if you're looking to get Guccith

Why?

Why not?

 

[04UZJ100]

Why?

More race proven and my personal experience. I had Camburg UCA's fail on me prematurely on my 4Runner. Never again. TC have been rock solid.

 

[AnyMal]

The cost is just insane, ive been looking at them myself as an excuse for a ball joint replacement, but it just doesn’t make any sense.

And the Toyota joints are some of the best out anyway. Unless you need major travel extension, i think the money is better spent elsewhere.

Would be cool if I could have matching ironman lowers though…

 

[TimCFJ40]

If I were going to sink $2600 in the front end of a 200 series, I'd do a Tundra Swap with mostly new parts and a decent set of aftermarket UCAs to get the camber right... There are some very heavy rigs on here, and there are examples like Monica, and I have yet to hear of one LCA failure.

 

[Adventureguy]

If I were going to sink $2600 in the front end of a 200 series, I'd do a Tundra Swap with mostly new parts and a decent set of aftermarket UCAs to get the camber right... There are some very heavy rigs on here, and there are examples like Monica, and I have yet to hear of one LCA failure.

What parts would I have to replace? I already have icon upper control arms. Would those still be compatible?

 

[nwfl4runner]

What parts would I have to replace? I already have icon upper control arms. Would those still be compatible?

Nope - too short. You'll need CVs/UCAs/LCAs/OTRE.

 

[Adventureguy]

Nope - too short. You'll need CVs/UCAs/LCAs/OTRE.

Does OTRE stand for? Would this make the front and stick out wider than the rear?

 

[nwfl4runner]

Does OTRE stand for? Would this make the front and stick out wider than the rear?

“Outer tie rod end” and yes, front will stick out around 1.5” per side more, give or take a hair

 

[Adventureguy]

“Outer tie rod end” and yes, front will stick out around 1.5” per side more, give or take a hair

Would that affect the on the road handling at all?

 

[nwfl4runner]

Would that affect the on the road handling at all?

Yes, at least it did on mine, but I've also changed so much it's hard for me to quantify it or even really describe it as a good or bad thing. So, basically a totally useless answer on my part, sorry!

 

[AnyMal]

Yes, at least it did on mine, but I've also changed so much it's hard for me to quantify it or even really describe it as a good or bad thing. So, basically a totally useless answer on my part, sorry!

Good and bad agreed, mostly bad though lol.