front control arms
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Engine: 4.0
front control arms
curious to see if anyone else has had this problem .98 xj with a 4.5 RC lift kit with new front lower control arms the uppers are stock the lower bushing lasted about a year after waiting 4-5 months for the vendor get a set in stock ( excuse was stuck at the border, waiting for a big enough order ,wrong size etc.etc,) swap the bushing no problem. the passenger side of the front axle was about 1/2 inch forward to reinstall the control arm bolt then I looked up and saw the upper mount was broken in two it looks like it cut about 1 inch above the axle the break is not too jagged and straight. bad bushings = axle movement = broken parts. any one else have the top mount break and or weld it together looking for ideas thanks from eastern canada
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Year: 1987 MJ, 1998 XJ, 1973 J2000, 89 waggy
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some pics would help a lot at this point.... though well explained a pic could help bring out some of the more experienced RC lift buyers..... i had stock arms on my old 96 XJ (RC 4.5 like yours) and beat it down into a mud hole and ripped half the lower bracket off the axle from a very nasty Hole!!..... mine was welded back on though..... the upper mount ugh again pics
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upper mount has very little to do with any lift that you have on your rig. the stamped metal is weak there. I've seen them broken on stock rigs.
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