Best upgrade!? SPC upper control arms on my 100 series land cruiser LX470
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- A simple and short video on how I upgraded my upper control arms to SPC ones in my Toyota Land Cruiser.
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The Basics:
The final piece of the puzzle! These control arms are a must for any lifted offroader. Its so easy, even you can do it on the driveway!
The Problem:
I've had the OME lift kit on my Land Cruiser for a while, however, i have never been able to get it to align properly due to the changed suspension geometry. This causes the suspension to bind and sometimes causes unpredictable hndling chracteristics. The SPC upper control arms correct the suspension geometry and eliminates the suspension binding.
Affected:
All lifted cars.
Solution:
Suck it up and upgrade the upper control arms.
Repair difficulty: 3/10
Repair time: 3 hrs
Tools and Parts:
Specialty Products 25455 Upper Control Arm for Toyota Land Cruiser:
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As a new 100 owner I’m really digging your videos
Great video dude. I've used some of your other ones for DIY 100 Series work. From us "Bruiser" owners out there, thanks!!
chowcares = new favorite channel
Do you recall if they changed the caster or camber when doing the alignment?
just came across your video, very helpful. i just replace my OEM shocks and spring with 2 inch lift kit and HD Tbar. now it the ride feel floating even on flat road. will UCA fix this issues?
Thank you so much for al your videos!! Being a newbie 100 series owner who wants to work on the cruiser as much as possible, your videos are so helpful!!
Just bought the SPC control arms and plan on doing the install soon. How are the arms and ball joints holding up for you? Also, do you recall what size wrenches I’ll need to complete the job?
Thanks!!
You’re welcome! They’re holding up great so far with zero issues. I don’t remember specific sizes of wrench but they were towards the larger sizes, 17,19,21,22
@@chowcares I pretty soon started to get this squeak from the SPC UCAs (maybe about within 1 to 2 months) when the car goes over a bump or when the front wheels travels up and down, or even just with me rocking the car side to side. Are you experiencing any squeaking issues?
Thank you so much all your video..!!
You’re welcome!
Thank you Sir for your video. I just recently purchased a 2002 100 series and I would like to turn it into a real project. I have so many thoughts, maybe we can connect and you can provide some input??
Sounds like fun, hit me up on ig @sooo_overland
This was really helpful. Thanks.
You’re welcome
You grease them so the old dirty grease is pushed out. So when you grease them make sure a little bit comes out of the bottom. BTW it's a ball joint. My ball joints are bad and I bought replacement ball joints to repair. Way better than spending another 800 for new SPC UCA's.
It’s true a replacement ball joint would work if you were running everything stock. With a lift, all the suspension geometry changes. Spc designed their arms to not only compensate for those changes, but be able to have some adjustments for specific situations. That’s why I said it’s a “upgrade” and not a repair.
@@chowcares No you're not understanding what I wrote. I have SPC UCA's and the ball joint in the SPC UCA's went bad. I replaced the ball joints on my SPC UCA's. They are serviceable. I hope that clears that up for you. 125 for the pair of replacement SPC UCA ball joints.
Do you think upper control arms change is necessary for 2" lift up?
You can get away with stock, but I would recommend it. Plus the stock one is usually old and worn by now
Great video. This is what I need to do on my LC99.
Do you think SPC is better than OEM UCA?
Thanks for the great video.
It has more adjustment to fix the suspension geometry from the lift.
Way better. They're adjustable and serviceable. You can replace the ball joints when needed.
Did you have to use a "cam extractor" press
Not at all
Great video. Thank you for the video. I’ve got 2 100 series I am starting to do this kind of work on. What kind of lift and tires are you running?
Ome medium load, I think it’s a 2.5” lift or so. 315/75/16 ko2 with 1.25” spacers
The arms of the part of below with the ball joint you changed
And the rackpiñon need like remove it for carry it a repair o buy one
Now I’m second guessing purchasing my total chaos UCA’s since they have a spherical bearing instead of ball joint. SPC was cheaper than total chaos also. Are the spherical bearing that bad??!?
They’re great! Very precise and you can get a really good alignment. The main reason for me is when I go off-roading, dirt gets in there and it’ll start squeaking. I address this with some ptfe dry lube in another video. The more the bearing wears down, the easier dirt gets in there which causes more squeak
im curious how they have stayed in alignment over time. any feedback or thoughts? ?
I’m curious about this too. The reviews/company claims are pretty impressive. Keep up in the loop with your experience
I bought a foam cell pro kit, will be ordering these arms this week.
Hey man does replacing these controls arms help with a sagging front end on the car ? Just wondering
No, it corrects the front suspension geometry from a lift. Sagging front could mean your torsion bars need to be adjusted or are worn.
chowcares thank you for the reply
i have a jeep cj7 with a front diff disconnected, i wonder if i can fit a toyota independent front suspension on it ,and keep it rear drive ,, i dont go off roading it will be a daily drive in town . ilove this ifs
Lol that’s really random
@@chowcares am not talking about Ferrari 812 Superfast or Rolls Royce or its a jeep man , meaning you can do any thing to it
shaban helal very true. But would probably be easier to get something that came IFS than converting the Jeep.
@@chowcares you are 100% correct for sure , more perfection geometry, camper and caster ,shit, steering issues , for sure its not easy, i must have been mad lol
Best advice is to go ask a JEEP guy. Most Toyota / Lexus owners don't do random swaps (with few exceptions) to create frankensteins out of their trucks. We cherish our rides and most have a bond with them. Best of luck!!
How do I set the factory camber adjusters to 0? Also what kind of grease should I use for the uca ball joint? Thanks!
From what I remember the markings on the adjustment need to be perpendicular to the gound. I used synthetic moly grease from Valvoline or Mobil 1
How do you like em compared to the nitros? End up selling the nitros?
Wayyyyy better than the nitros. Not only do I not have to grease these every time I drive, the drivability is almost stock
chowcares that’s good to know... guess SPC is in the future for me. Keep up the good content bro!
I have been looking into the 2.5" OME lift for my 99 UZJ100, but I have a friend who has had a really bad experience with his, however, I dont believe he replaced his stock UCAs nor did he do a diff drop, which could be the culprit. How has your experience been? Also, where did you order your UCAs from? Thanks! Great content!
When I installed the ome lift I put in some aftermarket uppers immediately. It rode okay. When I put the spc ones it, there was a huge difference. The ride was ALOT smoother and handling was dramatically improved on and off-road.
Stock uppers aren’t meant to deal with the extra lift hence why you buddy didn’t like it.
As for the diff drop, it’s definitely on my to-do list, however, as of right now, it’s still holding up.
Also got a 99 LC stuff gets expensive for this car
It sure does. Also, if you plan to use it for an overland rig and drive out into nowhere, I would not trust anything other than quality parts!
chowcares I just got my 2” suspension kit from Iron man the Front shocks was about the same size as OEM got a quiestion do I need an upper control arm if i lift the front by tightening the Tortion bar Bolt
George Gizza you don’t “need” the upper control arms immediately. You can probably get away with an alignment. I was running pretty much the same setup as you for over 2 years. However, I noticed a huge difference when added the spc uca. The ride is noticeably better and it fixed the suspension bind I didn’t know I had.
chowcares alright thanks man will look forward more of your videos
Will these work okay with AHC intact?
I believe so
do you want to sell your old upper control arms?
Already sold sorry
I have those on my 100 series and HATE THEM!!!
The ball joints make noise almost immediately after install. Yes I greased them and yes with the correct grease. The control arm bearings/bushings also started to make noise about a year after instal.
In my opinion dont buy these arms.