Need input: front end alignment preference with Icon upper arms

[ActionJaxon]

Good morning guys,

I’ve installed my lower arm SPC cam lock bolts and upper icon arms.

Tomorrow the truck is going into the shop for an alignment and I’d like to figure out the best alignment advice based on experience from you guys.

The icon installation instructions gives confusing advice as you can see in the snippet below. It sounds like you can either push the wheels forward as much as possible if you want to clear bigger tires (which I’m not concerned with) and Im speculating this will create negative castor, OR take advantage of having more positive caster.

My current thought: I’ve done as much research as I can, which leads me to believe that positive castor is a good thing which I should suggest, plus I’d like to have them set the lower wheel bolts as far outboard as possible to increase track width and stability (currently they are set as inward towards center of truck as possible and the front track seems narrower than the rear).

Thoughts?

 

[Peterb]

weld on plates are ultimately better but yes getting the lca holes furthest out is right and maximum castor is the plan, your uca’s are adjustable on the truck which saves a lot of time and money aligning

 

[TomDirt]

weld on plates are ultimately better but yes getting the lca holes furthest out is right and maximum castor is the plan, your uca’s are adjustable on the truck which saves a lot of time and money aligning

That's the number 1 reason to consider billet UCA's.

 

[Peterb]

That's the number 1 reason to consider billet UCA's.

I question why other suppliers don’t use the double adjustable threaded joints, I wonder if it’s weaker than the single threaded, however detaching the uca at the frame makes for expensive alignments

 

[ActionJaxon]

Good question… the classic single heim is cheaper to manufacture but the alignment aspect has to suck if youve got to remove arms to adjust them.

These 2010-2020 Icons raptor billet uppers have been used by a ton of raptor guys over the years and reviews are great as far as I can find so pulled the trigger

Thanks for all the advice guys!