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Who has done UCAs and King 2.5s?

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I did the Fox 2.5 DCS which will be fairly similar. The rears made a world of difference especially for running logging roads with weight in the bed. Unfortunately I have the cast knuckles and have not been able to install the fronts yet due to the lack of UCA for the non aluminum knuckles.
From what Stage 3 says, the Camburg UCAs would work. That's what I plan on going with.
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From what Stage 3 says, the Camburg UCAs would work. That's what I plan on going with.
Also apg let's you choose. They even have the option for a blue anodized UCA. They use the stock ball joints so it's a personal preference if someone wants to go that route.
 

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Did not need fiberglass to clear 35s here, but I needed 4+ inches of lift up front. I did this with a combination of a little bit of additional preload, the readylift lower shock spacer, and a good amount of metal trimming hah.

Lariat Fx4 with rear e-locker here

Definitely added weight. Besides the much heavier tire/rim combo, I have a bedrack, RTT, AFN Rear bumper and swingouts, full spare, Shrockworks Skids/Sliders, RoadArmor Front Bumper and Warn Zeon 10s winch.

I run stiff front and rear, but that's mostly due to weight, i'm about 2 clicks from full stiff rear and full stiff front.

I will say 33s are almost as capable as my 35s... main difference is in climbing over gnarly rocks but otherwise not a massive difference. 34s would be my choice if I were to do it again, but i'm already clearanced for 35s so here we are. Did add the bds rear shackle to bring the rear even with the additional front lift. 34s with a zero or so offset rim and minimal trimming might be the best compromise on the ranger if you're not wanting to cut away a bunch of stuff. I didn't cut anything structural, but there was still a good amount of support beam stuff (ie the 45 degree support of the remnant of the front crash bar) that had be heavily cut back.

Here's some pics of the setup.

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Do you have a part number for the ready lift lower shock spacer? I have a Fox 2.0 and need another inch to have a good off roading clearance on a 295/70R17. Would the ready lift shock spacer works on Fox 2.0?
 

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Thanks, can you share a pics of how yours is setup? Thanks for your help. Noticed you ate also here in SoCal.
I can, let me go take some pics later. And awesome, where in socal are you at?
 
 








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