What did you do to your XJ today??
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Ive been wire brushing my front end and noticed my passenger side upper control arm bushing moves side to side. How hard is it to replace these bushings?
Last edited by mudderx; Dec 5, 2012 at 03:57 PM.
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From: Woodinville, Bothell and Marysville Washington
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0
Originally Posted by mudderx
Never mind...
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by assetts91
Good luck putting them back. Make sure to freeze them before you use a ball joint press or such
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From: Woodinville, Bothell and Marysville Washington
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0
Originally Posted by mudderx
They came out metal sleeve and all. Is that bad?
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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Originally Posted by assetts91
Nope. That's your whole bushing and it's good it all came out. I had to fry and cut mine to get em out lol. Your lucky
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From: Woodinville, Bothell and Marysville Washington
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
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The only good time to replace those bushings is when the axle is out, cuz really that is the only time it can be done right. Better now than later
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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Originally Posted by assetts91
The only good time to replace those bushings is when the axle is out, cuz really that is the only time it can be done right. Better now than later
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From: Glen Burnie, MD
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 H.O. K&N, Borla headers, custom down pipe, magnaflow hi-flo cat, flowmaster to turn down tip
yea, it is a ***** and a half to replace them in the jeep, i jacked up one side at a time (rock slider and high lift jack) to get access to them, it took me like 4 hours.
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From: Austin, TX
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Finished my lift took it out for a test drive and it's sweet! A little vib at 30-35but not bad. Getting the alignment done in the morning, also going to have them remove the lot sway bar bolts couldn't get them out for the life of me. On the lower control arm I ground the head off the bolt, cleaned it up with the Dremel and stretched the mount a little. It worked out.
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From: Oak Harbor, Wa
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Renix
Originally Posted by mudderx
They came out metal sleeve and all. Is that bad?
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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From: Yakima
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Took Doors off and swapped zj leather seats in.
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Nice! How hard was it to put those seats in? im going to be putting new ones in mine and leather is great because its easy to clean! or ill find vinyl ones either way.
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From: West Chicago IL
Year: 99
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by OleBlue
Nice! How hard was it to put those seats in? im going to be putting new ones in mine and leather is great because its easy to clean! or ill find vinyl ones either way.
