I have this jeep cherokee thats a 97 limited I changed the front lower control arm bushings about two days ago and the old ones where completely shot and warn out. there really wasnt any trouble pulling them out of the control arm. Then I put the new ones in and again there really wasnt any hastle. I was told I would need to press them in and out but I didn't have too. So yesterday I was driving and as soon as I hit 60 mph it felt like the whole front end fell off and someone was trying to rip the steering wheel out of my hands so I looked under it and the bushing was pushed out a lil. Do I need to buy new control arms? Or what? The front drive shaft is out too for a reason unknown ive only owned it for a week now

 

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If I got new control arms would it fix it?

 

Hard to say. It wouldn't hurt. You should be able to pick one up from a JY for a few bucks, or you can try your local craigslist. Lots of good information on death wobble out there.

 

New arms should help quite a bit. Since you're needing new arms, I suggest swapping in arms from a WJ. With some simple mods to the bushing sleeves they will bolt right in. The WJ arms are boxed and a lot beefier. They're almost the same price as ZJ arms. www.rockauto.com has them.