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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 05:35 AM
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I need to replace the control arm bushings front ans rear on my zj. what are the best bushings to replace them with? it has rubicon express adjustables if it makes a difference
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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Superflex or Superride?
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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If you have stock arms, you would be better off replacing the whole arm instead of having to press the old ones out and the new ones in.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by mud_digger
I need to replace the control arm bushings front ans rear on my zj. what are the best bushings to replace them with? it has rubicon express adjustables if it makes a difference
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If you have stock arms, you would be better off replacing the whole arm instead of having to press the old ones out and the new ones in.
Did you read the entire question? Rubicon Express adjustables...
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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You expect me to read the whole question this early in the morning?
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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superflex. super ride is a 3.5" lift
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
You expect me to read the whole question this early in the morning?
Haha! I shall expect excellence from you, sir!

Originally Posted by mud_digger
superflex. super ride is a 3.5" lift
Good luck! I'm trying to get ahold of new bushing for my RE arms right now too, their "reorganization" right now is screwing with that. Here is my email convo with Scott from Dirt Fab Offroad:

Robert,

I received your order for the Rubicon Express Super-Flex bushings with sleeves. Unfortunately, Rubicon Express closed their doors for "re-organization". I am in contact with the folks trying to re-open Rubicon Express and was hoping they would be open again by now. It is clear that they will not be shipping parts for several more weeks at a minimum. I will refund your money tonight as I cannot get the product at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience. I will begin to remove Rubicon Express products from my site until they re-open.

Scott Watkins
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510-502-8508
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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RE's Super Flex bushing's aren't a common size, you can't easily swap in another companies bushings in there. I've seen people hack off the end, and swap on another sized end w/ new bushing on it though.

I'm gonna just hold off until RE comes back open. My bushings aren't terrible yet, but they're gonna need to be addressed before too long.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:27 AM
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mine suck bad
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mine suck bad
So, you have several choices, buy new control arms, adapt your arms to fit another companies joints, have custom joints built, or run it as is.

You could try and email the Scott who's listed in my email, maybe he has some hanging around.
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