Quick question. I bought some Skyjacker lower control arms for XJ/TJ (which it says right on the arm itself) I was told I use stock bushings so I bought four bushings for an XJ (mine is a 99) and when I went to put them in today I see they are substantially larger than they should be.

I know the control arm itself is the same, but are the bushings somehow different? Was I wrongly informed that I use stock bushings?

 

Are the Bushings you purchased the same size as the bushings in your old control arms? From what I could find online the Upper and Lower Control Arms use different bushings maybe they gave you the wrong ones. The Uppers have a diameter of 2.630 and the Lowers have a diameter of 2.010. So it is possible that they gave you the Uppers instead of the Lowers.

 

Nah, because I bought them from two different places and all four are exactly the same. A friend had a set of upper bushings and I checked them out today, they are also too big. I think I am going to have to just order these:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/16158_504.htm