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Post by Jay on Jul 2, 2005 3:06:48 GMT -3
im askin ur opionon, is this suttin i should fork over the money to get new? mechanic friend pointed out how bad mines is, alot of play. is this suttin i really should get new? or just try to find a decent on from the junkyard?
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Post by chrometj on Jul 2, 2005 3:12:37 GMT -3
nuthing wrong with the junkyard!! stock parts are just too much money new...or you could always upgrade to adjustible, when you lift it bigger or whatever
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Post by Jay on Jul 2, 2005 19:40:51 GMT -3
adjustable? what jeep do i find that on? or is a custom part?
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Post by chrometj on Jul 3, 2005 1:35:54 GMT -3
adjustible control arms?
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Post by Jay on Jul 3, 2005 3:04:22 GMT -3
or you could always upgrade to adjustible,
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Post by dsgray16 on Jul 3, 2005 10:32:01 GMT -3
First: what exactly is wrong here? sounds like a bushing is shot?? if so you could just replace it
Otherwise get a set from a yard
Or wait till the 11th and i will give you my Sky Jacker lowers for like $20
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Post by cw on Jul 3, 2005 22:59:12 GMT -3
I am in the process of swapping in new upper bushings in my MJ. Doing new bushings in the control arms is cake and cheap, less than $10 for a pair of upper bushings. The axle end is a bit harder. I could only press it so far than I had to collapse the bushing in on itself for removal. I am using a ball joint press. Puttin' them back in with this unit is easy!
If you can wait for the skyjackers from dsgray16 that would be your best bet.
Good Luck, CW
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Post by Jay on Jul 4, 2005 4:51:58 GMT -3
oh i was told by the friend to geta new arm, says the ball joint is gone, so all i need is that part not the whole arm?
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Post by dsgray16 on Jul 4, 2005 15:26:45 GMT -3
Ball joint?? you mean bushing? yeah you should just have to replace the bushing in the arm
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Post by xjeepinhamster on Jul 4, 2005 18:34:22 GMT -3
torch the old bushing(s) to get them out easier and hammer or use a press like stated above to put the new ones in.
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Post by 1BadTJ on Jul 4, 2005 20:49:48 GMT -3
if you dont have access to a press, it is alot easier to replace the whole control arm. Those bushings are a PITA. I would take dsgray up on those Skyjacker units if i was you.
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Post by sidriptide on Jul 5, 2005 1:33:36 GMT -3
oh i was told by the friend to geta new arm, says the ball joint is gone, so all i need is that part not the whole arm? either your friend or yourself is screwed up in your terminology... control arms attach the axle housing to the body.. there are 4 of these and they run between the rear of the axle and the body/frame. and they have bushings , NOT BALL JOINTS. hard to give solid tech advice with shaky info.. if the bushings are gone it isnt worth the hassle to pres new ones in.. QUADRATEC has new LCAs and UCAs dirt cheap.. like under $15 each.. the upper control arm bushing on the axle end is pressed into the axle itself and needs to be purchased and installed by itself.. mentioning ball joints makes me wonder if you are talkng about your steering linkage or the trackbar.. these parts run crossways in front of the axle.. from the frame on the drivers side to the axle on the passenger side.. maybe you could describe the parts?
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Post by bluerocket on Jul 5, 2005 8:29:58 GMT -3
If its control arms and you want to go cheaper, get some used ones. Almost everyone on the board who's done a lift has spare stock control arms. I just welded some up into a windchime this weekend.
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Post by dsgray16 on Jul 5, 2005 11:30:13 GMT -3
If its control arms and you want to go cheaper, get some used ones. Almost everyone on the board who's done a lift has spare stock control arms. I just welded some up into a windchime this weekend. haha, thats the most redneck thing iv heard in a while ;D
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Post by bchcky on Jul 5, 2005 13:45:13 GMT -3
If its control arms and you want to go cheaper, get some used ones. Almost everyone on the board who's done a lift has spare stock control arms. I just welded some up into a windchime this weekend. haha, thats the most redneck thing iv heard in a while ;D no its true, its hanging outside the door of our apartment. it sucks, its not a soothing windchime cause its so big, when the wind blows its like *BANG*BANG*
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