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I have a 94 xj with about 6"s of lift on 35s, i get major death wobble at about 45. Im still running stock control arms. How hard would it be to fab up some new ones? I cant really afford to spend $400 on control arms since i just started college but id like to get the heep back on the road
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really fairly easy. but it's still going to cost you like $400 to make them yourself. DOM, shipping, bushings, heims/johnnies, brackets, it adds up pretty fast. theres a reason the aftermarket is so competitively priced. DW may not be caused by your control arms alone so don't expect some new long arms to solve that issue
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CADs are half that price. I sit about 5.5" in the front on omix ada oem replacement arms and RR CADs. Adjusted toe in the driveway with a tape and never seen an alignment shop in over a year. Drives well.
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I just noticed OP is running swampers. that might be a contributor of your death wiggle. are they bias? is the steering busted up? what's your caster angle?
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Go get your tires balanced and make sure your rims aren't bent before you go throwing money at this thing. Been there before ended up being a bent rim and ultimately traxus m/t's that wouldn't balance.
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Along these same lines how far can you use control arms made for a specific lift?
That seems crazy high for stock control arms. I have the controls that came with a 4.5" lift and want to bump it up an inch or so. Control arms still ok to use?
Anybody know the safe max for stock control arms?
Or how little/max lift for aftermarket control arms?
That seems crazy high for stock control arms. I have the controls that came with a 4.5" lift and want to bump it up an inch or so. Control arms still ok to use?
Anybody know the safe max for stock control arms?
Or how little/max lift for aftermarket control arms?
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heres a list of control arm lengths recomended for corisponding lift
Lift...........Lower Control Arms/Upper Control Arms
Stock........15.75.......15 ¾........15.00.......15
2”.............15.92.......16............14.88.... ...15
3”.............16.09.......16............14.92.... ...15
4”.............16.33.......16 3/8......15.03.......15
4.5”..........16.47.......16 ½........15.11.......15
5”.............16.62.......16 5/8......15.21.......15 ¼
6”.............16.97.......17............15.44.... ...15 ½
7”.............17.36.......17 3/8......15.74.......15 ¾
8”.............17.81.......17 ¾........16.09.......16
9”.............18.30.......18 ¼........16.50.......16 ½
10”...........18.82.......18 ¾........16.96.......17
Lift...........Lower Control Arms/Upper Control Arms
Stock........15.75.......15 ¾........15.00.......15
2”.............15.92.......16............14.88.... ...15
3”.............16.09.......16............14.92.... ...15
4”.............16.33.......16 3/8......15.03.......15
4.5”..........16.47.......16 ½........15.11.......15
5”.............16.62.......16 5/8......15.21.......15 ¼
6”.............16.97.......17............15.44.... ...15 ½
7”.............17.36.......17 3/8......15.74.......15 ¾
8”.............17.81.......17 ¾........16.09.......16
9”.............18.30.......18 ¼........16.50.......16 ½
10”...........18.82.......18 ¾........16.96.......17
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Along these same lines how far can you use control arms made for a specific lift?
That seems crazy high for stock control arms. I have the controls that came with a 4.5" lift and want to bump it up an inch or so. Control arms still ok to use?
Anybody know the safe max for stock control arms?
Or how little/max lift for aftermarket control arms?
That seems crazy high for stock control arms. I have the controls that came with a 4.5" lift and want to bump it up an inch or so. Control arms still ok to use?
Anybody know the safe max for stock control arms?
Or how little/max lift for aftermarket control arms?
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