Cognito UCA dilema..

[Hellz]

Originally Posted by charles06

I always thought the same about the suspensions, but my tech seemed to know what he was talking about. He pointed out something different in the A-arms. I'll try to ask him again.

He's also told me that ever since they put those UCA's on, they've had a lot of trouble aligning it. So, either he's right, or I need a second opinion...

aliging to OEM specs or the Cognito specs?

on the last sheet of the install instructions are the new alignment specs for the UCA.

i think for the toe its the same as OEM, but for camber it just adds 1 degree to OEM.

[charles06]

Not sure. What they told me was that if they tried to get a little negative camber, it would throw the caster way out of wack.

I have a few other variables at play, such as a torsion bar bolt that seems a bit off. My plan is to get my new tires installed, torsion bolt adjusted, and alignment done all together.

[SmokeyJoe]

I just installed the UCA myself and recently had it aligned. They did not have any trouble aligning it, and the cams are right in the middle of their range. Oh yeah they alinged it to the Cognito specs.

I did notice when I installed them I had to open the mounting bracket a bit. When I did it I opened a little on each side.

Hope this helps you out some.

[charles06]

Are you guys installing these on lifted trucks? Mine has a Fabtech lift.

[Hellz]

mine is non lifted

T bars cranked

i didnt have any problems during the install.. well none that i noticed or that couldnt be solved with a rubber mallet. everythign went into place pretty well, and for the most part was pretty much common sense. granted, i did miss the tightening the spindle part, but that was fairly easy once i got the right tools.

[SmokeyJoe]

Originally Posted by SmokeyJoe

I just installed the UCA myself and recently had it aligned. They did not have any trouble aligning it, and the cams are right in the middle of their range. Oh yeah they alinged it to the Cognito specs.

I did notice when I installed them I had to open the mounting bracket a bit. When I did it I opened a little on each side.

Hope this helps you out some.

Only a T-Bar lift

[Mr. I - Man]

Glad I went with BMS uni-ball UCA's 5700 miles still tight as a bulls ass.( OK I will go knock on wood now)

[charles06]

Mine aren't loose. The dealer has just struggled with the alignment. But they have also commented that it's by far the best driving, lifted H2 they've driven.

[slippy]

Hey hellz keep us updated. I play with the idea to get the Uniball UCAs in the far future and this scares me away from them a bit. I would like to think tho its not the UCA but something else becuase i put alot of faith in cognito products, and there is something really cool about that damn uniball.