Blackhawk Upper Control Arms Explained

Peter from Roadsafe explains the features and benefits of the Blackhawk Upper Control Arms in a real-world driving experience with the team at Life Off-Road.
Vehicles with raised suspension and this can be anything from 30mm or above, will disrupt the vehicles relationship with factory set geometry and create issues such as…
❌Reduced caster correction - causing vague steering and response
❌Bump steer resulting in reduced handling - with an out of control feeling
❌Clearance issues to suspension & wheels/tyres - larger wheels can hit suspension components
❌Some standard vehicles can have an issue of the Upper Control Arms hitting the coil on full droop
🦅The Blackhawk Upper Control Arms can help since they have been designed in conjunction with industry experts to ensure vehicle fitment is comprehensive. In this process they identified a large number of issues that can be present, resulting in a list of features we included to overcome these issues…
✅3 degrees of fixed Caster correction, they’ve identified this as a good amount of correction required for lifts ranging from 30-70mm, by providing a bulk - fixed amount of caster, this offers the ability to utilise the factory adjustment to fine tune the caster required for your vehicles lift, with the Upper Control Arm not being the limiting factor for increased droop relative to the other components.
✅Fixed position balljoint - Blackhawk Upper Control Arms do not use an adjustable balljoint, with a fixed location balljoint they are able to offer OE specification for the ball joint itself.
✅Maintain OE specification ball joint & bushings - regardless of where you may go, if you need to replace a balljoint or bushing you can use genuine replacement parts or aftermarket OE specification replacement items, regardless of how remote you are at home or abroad.
✅Ball joint binding - Often the ball joint is limiting the amount of down travel because the OE ball stud hits the side of the ball joint housing, this creates a stress point on the ball stud creating an environment for potential terminal failure of the ball joint, it also limits the amount of down travel possible when used in conjunction with aftermarket suspension and longer shock lengths.
✅Securing ABS lines - incorporated tabs and mounts where practical so the OE lines can be secured discreetly where possible, reducing the potential of sticks and other debris from damaging the sensitive lines.
✅Heavy Duty Long life Balljoints - Roadsafe 4wd specially redesigned the OE balljoint into a heavy duty application, due to the nature of the application the 4wding community require a serviceable component, so they have a balljoint that is manufactured in the “hard to hard” style with a locating nylon disc that the ball stud terminates against, grease is pumped into the assembly through the top keeping everything lubricated and keeping any potential contaminants out of the boot region. The ball studs and seat area of the housing are all heat treated forming a hardened surface with the purpose of long life and limited wear.
✅Dust Cap - Blackhawk arms that utilise a press in balljoint feature a machined alloy dust cap which is anodized black with engraved Blackhawk logo to deter corrosion etc, as a result creating a sealed housing to remove the balljoint from the elements such as water, dust & mud ensuring they are in the best possible environment.
✅Finish - All arms are sand blasted upon completion and E coated black for a durable discreet finish, E coating is the same process the vehicles manufacturer used for the original equipment you are replacing.
Available for most 4wd including:
☑Landcruiser 100 and 200 Series
☑Hilux
☑Mitsubishi Triton
☑Isuzu Dmax
☑Holden Colorado
☑Prado 120 and 150 Series
☑Nissan Patrol
☑VW Amarok
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Are you able to confirm that the factory Bump Steer specifications are the same?