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Old May 30, 2025 | 06:26 AM
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Sooo, I'm new to the forum and I'm not finding what I'm searching for, thought I'd toss this out to the experts. My son has a 98 Cherokee, bought it already lifted. He ran off the road a couple weeks ago to avoid a collision. Long story short, he's been hearing a squeak and popping noise. I finally got hands on it to check everything and found the "Squeak". The passenger side control arm snapped off and I'm pretty sure it's bent. I removed the bracket from the control arm, and I wanted to see if this mount is screwed or it's supposed to look like this before I welded it back on. Probably a no brainer but wanted to get more info. I've searched for pictures but only finding aftermarket parts.










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Old May 30, 2025 | 06:51 AM
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Yeah thats toast, check out artec they are easy to place and are quality product.
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Old May 30, 2025 | 09:16 AM
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Thanks for the reply, it's the second opinion I was looking for
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Old May 30, 2025 | 02:16 PM
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With an aftermarket control arm mount, you can install a better bushing
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Old Jun 1, 2025 | 02:29 AM
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@q2quest is doing the same job now. You might want to keep an eye out for any helpful tips that might pop up.

Also you're gonna need adjustable control arm(s).

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Old Jun 2, 2025 | 06:21 AM
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My son ran off the road to avoid a collision, guessing it hit harder than he thought when he went off road. I'm waiting for the mount to be delivered so I can weld it in and hopefully there's no other issues.
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