UCA Help

I've looked all over and still cant find an answer... My passenger side upper control arm mount folded in on itself so I got a new one to weld on. Does anyone know where to position the mount? I bought the Artec Industries UCA mount for a TJ (which i think is the same anyways) and their instructions say to position it 4 inches from the coil spring mount, and 3.5 degrees back from the diff cover face. I just want a second opinion to make sure I'm good with those measurements before I weld it on. :confused1

If it were me..........

I'd put the XJ on jack stands, relax the axle, put it also on stands, make sure it's where you want it to be.
Bolt the new mount to the UCA, bolt the assembly in place, tack the mount, let the XJ of the stands, make certain nothing binds.......then........burn the mount in place.


IOWs, let the UCA dictate the placement.

That's how I replaced my torn stock uca. Put the axle so that the torn UCA rested in place, then cut/grind the old mount off, bolt the replacement uca to the arm and rest it on the axle

Jeep Driver said:

If it were me..........

I'd put the XJ on jack stands, relax the axle, put it also on stands, make sure it's where you want it to be.
Bolt the new mount to the UCA, bolt the assembly in place, tack the mount, let the XJ of the stands, make certain nothing binds.......then........burn the mount in place.


IOWs, let the UCA dictate the placement.

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ehall said:

That's how I replaced my torn stock uca. Put the axle so that the torn UCA rested in place, then cut/grind the old mount off, bolt the replacement uca to the arm and rest it on the axle

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Good idea, thanks for the input guys! I gotta get this thing on today

HunterDude89 said:

Good idea, thanks for the input guys! I gotta get this thing on today

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If you do it that way, make sure the UCA isn't bent or damaged in any way first.