Fabtech’s Uniball Upper Control Arms provide increased strength to the front suspension by replacing the stock ball joint upper arms that can become worn and eventually fail under aggressive offroad use. These heavy duty upper arms are designed for longevity in rugged offroad conditions. They also feature additional caster compared to stock upper arms for superior on road use with oversized tires.
The top quality construction of these arms include .120" wall 1.50" OD 4130 Chromoly tubing and 1" FK Stainless PTFE lined Uniballs. The 17-4 Stainless Steel heat treated Uniball pins fit into the factory ball joint tapers without modification to the spindle for easy return to stock feature.
Fabtech uses 17-4 Stainless steel for the misalignments that provide proper clearance of the 1" Uniballs throughout the travel range. On the frame side of the upper arms, there are quality urethane bushings that help reduce road noise while providing longevity.
Fabtech’s Uniball Upper Control Arms are an excellent upgrade to stock or lifted suspension systems for drivers that demand the best for their vehicle.
Use - will be mild off-roading. 2013 Silverado 4x4 Z71 with 18x8 +31 offset, 265/65/18 Bridgestone's. Front of the truck is lifted and measured at 2.6 inches over stock. Great things - Awesome piece nice welds and gussets. One is on the uniball joint where the two arms meet and extra gussets on the bushings sleeve. Some mods needed to be done though. Make sure you have a 1/2 inch drill bit. You will need to drill out the stock Chevy spindle for the Fabtech bolt pin to fit. This was easy and took little effort as the stock taper of the spindle is just a hair smaller than 1/2 inch. Then the bolt pin will drop right in. I was instructed to do from Fabtech support, it was not listed in the instructions. You will have to use your ingenuity on this step I'm sure you'll find something that works. Fabtech provides a "Brake line and ABS sensor" relocation bracket for both sides. The factory brake line is long enough so I didn't move that. At the factory mounting point is where the brake system hard line joins the flexible rubber line. I did not want to tug and bend the factory hard lines so I left them alone and mounted in the factory position. There is plenty of slack with the factory rubber brake line. The ABS sensor plug had to be relocated "this is where your ingenuity comes in" I modified "bent to submission" the provided Fabtech bracket to bolt up to the factory location. The factory tires do rub the front arm "The arm that's closest to the front bumper" when turning to full lock left or right. Its minor but just enough to smudge the paint off of the arm. The remedy for this is to get new wheels or at least a 1/4 inch wheel spacer. I bought new wheels, the size is 20x9 +14 offset. I tried a set at +20 offset with a 275/75/20 tire and it still rubbed but just barely, most wouldn't care and yes you would be fine but I didn't want any rubbing. Hope this helps the next person. Yes I'd by Fabtech. Best!
Q: Will these work on a 2000 Ford F150 with a total of 9" of lift? 6" suspension and 3" body Answer this question
A: The UNIBALL UPPER CONTROL ARMS ONLY – PN: FABFTS21128 | FITS: 2007-18 CHEVY 1500 | GMC 1500 2WD/4WD and 2007-14 CHEVY 1500 SUV/SUT | GMC 1500 SUV/SUT 2WD/4WD
Answered by Dave from 4WP HQ on 03/31/2022
Fabtech Performance produces quality lifted suspension systems, leveling kits and shock absorbers. The company is headquarted in Chino, California. The five-acre Fabtech campus houses the product development team and the hi-tech, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The company manufacturers accessories for GMC, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ram, Hummer, Jeep, Nissan and Toyota off-road vehicles as well as for UTVs. Select FabTech suspension systems are FMVSS 126-certified and come with a 60,000 mile or five year Powertrain Warranty. The reason Fabtech can afford to give such a generous warranty is that they rigorously test their products on the vehicles of real customers. They install the suspension systems on the trucks, Jeeps and SUVs of random customers for free. The customers drive the vehicles like they normally would. And Fabtech regularly checks the customer's vehicle to moniter how the suspension components are performing and enduring. It is this real world testing that gives Fabtech products the quality edge. Shop Fabtech Now
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