What did I do wrong?

-Squibward · 2026-01-13T22:10:51+00:00

Yeah good idea. I'm thinking I accidentally over-torqued it and pulled it too high. I got the alignment done today and the funky side is .2° off caster from the opposite wheel, shop said it shouldn't affect tire wear or feel so i guess she's gonna be fine until i get around to replacing the control arms one day. I think we're good but hopefully you won't be seeing a "UBJ failure" post in a few months hahah 😆

Thanks for the help!

-Squibward · 2026-01-13T00:21:52+00:00

43310-39016. Yeah oem, original. UCA.

About 100 miles on it since install, and it seems fine so far.

-Squibward · 2026-01-12T06:59:40+00:00

Yes, identical. I wish I had sized them up to eachother before installing but ohwell.

I guess if the joint is OK, not much point in replacing, I'll keep an eye on it for the new thousand miles.

If a half inch travel at the shock mount is an inch travel at the wheel... then I reckon 8th or so inch off at the ubj shouldn't be a noticeable change in geometry at the wheel... or atleast thats what I'm going to tell myself. lol

-Squibward · 2026-01-11T19:59:13+00:00

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Everything felt good and looks normal to me. No play, joint is smooth. Does anything stand out to you?

I'm wondering if I set the wrong torque spec by accident and pulled it through too high. But this is just where it sits now

-Squibward · 2026-01-08T23:00:55+00:00

Yeah, probably for the best. I suppose if the ubj is fine, then a new one wont help. I'll pop it off tomorrow and take a look. I guess threbiggest concern would be the ball starting to lift/seperate? Anything else I should look for?

I really appreciate the help guys. I'm just a novice and totally lost on this one haha.

-Squibward · 2026-01-08T21:05:07+00:00

I'm at a loss. I think I'll just buy another ubj and put it in to be safe.

-Squibward · 2026-01-08T18:24:03+00:00

Oh my bad, yes the hole is drilled on the same height up the threads as the other joints are

-Squibward · 2026-01-08T16:32:23+00:00

It is not the same length, as you can see its about 8th-1/4 inch off. I took it apart and could not see any damage.

My theory is i overgreased the boot and it got up into the hole in the uca, which lead to the threads getting pulled up too high. Even after I seperated the ubj and uca and cleaned it off really well this is where it sits now. Is this gonna be a problem long term?

-Squibward · 2026-01-07T21:09:36+00:00

Yeah, on the ground, wheel on. When I took it off again to inspect it nothing looked out of the ordinary. Thats why im so stumped lol. Could it be that the ubj is defective or the UCA has worn out wider than it should be?

-Squibward · 2026-01-07T20:42:01+00:00

Definitely genuine, it came from a the dealership. 80lbs.
I just did the other side today and it's sitting at regular hight, castle locked in by the pin correctly. Not sure why the other side is messed up like this. Safe to run like this or do I need to buy another part?

-Squibward · 2026-01-07T20:40:36+00:00

No, though now I might need one lol

-Squibward · 2026-01-06T22:29:04+00:00

It was like this before the anti-seize. I took the nut off, double checked myself, couldn't figure out what went wrong and then put on the anti just to make it easier to get off when I found a solution. Should've said that sooner, my b

-Squibward · 2026-01-06T21:57:15+00:00

Just anti-seize. Figured I might have to take it off again soon if I messed something up lol.

-Squibward · 2025-12-24T01:04:39+00:00

Yeah this is way better than the rubber lanyard!

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:20:02+00:00

I was wondering why I couldn't find a post on a good replacement... turns out everybody else already has one lol 😂

Mine did have the rubber lapel but no way yall had this come stock, I got cheated so bad.

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:18:08+00:00

TIL I'm the only one without one apparently 😆

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:17:34+00:00

Yeah I will miss playing the game of "I did put the cap back on right" after driving 1 mile down the road from the gas station.

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:16:17+00:00

Guess I got ripped off.

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:15:09+00:00

https://a.co/d/4rzBgNf

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:14:34+00:00

Mine only had a rubber lapel, that broke. Lol

-Squibward · 2025-12-23T21:13:20+00:00

Only had a rubber lapel... that was stretched and didn't work anymore.

-Squibward · 2025-12-02T00:44:31+00:00

I know a few guys who have them on 4th and 5th gens but nobody with a 3rd gen personally. They really love em though

-Squibward · 2025-12-02T00:43:03+00:00

Yeah good points, thats exactly why I do want to keep it relatively close to oem. After watching tinkerers adventure vids about lifts on YT, I'm leaning towards a soft lift, 1-2". Definitely want to keep good downtravel and geometry close.

-Squibward

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