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planning to build a set of control arms... does this look workable?

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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ericfx1984

I was not really planning to put it in the middle, more toward the end... but I am going another way with it now
Do tell...
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Modestmike
Do tell...

ruff stuff 7/8 heim on the axle side and OEM on the chassis side...
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by huntingman2706217
Why what? Quotes help man
make these from scratch, they aren't that expensive? and if you get your measurements off a hair it's going to mess with your ride quality...

i DD my Jeep, i guess if you were only using it for wheeling it wouldn't matter.

just my $0.02

(don't get me wrong... im ALL for built not bought)
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by makingaZJ

make these from scratch, they aren't that expensive? and if you get your measurements off a hair it's going to mess with your ride quality...

i DD my Jeep, i guess if you were only using it for wheeling it wouldn't matter.

just my $0.02

(don't get me wrong... im ALL for built not bought)
There adjustable... so u can't really screw it up... aftermarket kits don't make them with heims... which flex the most and are the strongest... because of loss of street ride quality and saving the name of these business... since most lifts are sold for mallkrawling anyways... also u can say you made them.... Taylor them to the way u want... long arms or whatever... just the experiane and knowledge is worth it to me... plus if I break something on the trails... I built it... so I know how to fix it... lol... vs borrowing someone else's spare... lol
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by makingaZJ
make these from scratch, they aren't that expensive? and if you get your measurements off a hair it's going to mess with your ride quality...

i DD my Jeep, i guess if you were only using it for wheeling it wouldn't matter.

just my $0.02

(don't get me wrong... im ALL for built not bought)
here is my $0.02 bring your little ZJ over here... my XJ is hungry :P OMMMM NOMMMM NOMMM!

if you are talking about the end rings... why/how could I mess that up? if I make them a little small the open end of the bushing is tapered... and I got the measurements from someone at RE... the week before they went quite...


and if you are talking about the entire control arm... why not? I can make strong adjustable arms for around $80, the ruff stuff heims will last 10-20k miles (at least)
and the oem bushing is only $10 locally... since it is adjustable I can dial in the angles...


how would it affect ride quality?

any short arm setup is going to ride like crap unless you use DBs... based on what you are writing I think I have figured out a few things about you

one or more of these statements describes you:

1.) I do not do things on my own cause I have enough money to make other people do it for me

2.) I do not do things on my own cause I do not know what I am doing

3.) I pay a shop to do my front end alignment cause I just don't understand how it works...

4.) ok wait wait wait... I got nothing more...

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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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i think its a great idea and if u got a write up please sent it to me because i would love to build my own!! or if u make some extra im here to try them out haha
cant wait to see the end product hah
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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built my own la setup...still waiting for my ballistic order i used 2in square tube it takes a good beating and i went poly on both ends it is working..




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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ericfx1984
here is my $0.02 bring your little ZJ over here... my XJ is hungry :P OMMMM NOMMMM NOMMM!

if you are talking about the end rings... why/how could I mess that up? if I make them a little small the open end of the bushing is tapered... and I got the measurements from someone at RE... the week before they went quite...


and if you are talking about the entire control arm... why not? I can make strong adjustable arms for around $80, the ruff stuff heims will last 10-20k miles (at least)
and the oem bushing is only $10 locally... since it is adjustable I can dial in the angles...


how would it affect ride quality?

any short arm setup is going to ride like crap unless you use DBs... based on what you are writing I think I have figured out a few things about you

one or more of these statements describes you:

1.) I do not do things on my own cause I have enough money to make other people do it for me

2.) I do not do things on my own cause I do not know what I am doing

3.) I pay a shop to do my front end alignment cause I just don't understand how it works...

4.) ok wait wait wait... I got nothing more...
HAHAHAHA whatever bro, you got me!

however, i do pay a shop for my alignment.

(OH, and let me see this MONSTER XJ?!)
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ericfx1984
here is my $0.02 bring your little ZJ over here... my XJ is hungry :P OMMMM NOMMMM NOMMM!

if you are talking about the end rings... why/how could I mess that up? if I make them a little small the open end of the bushing is tapered... and I got the measurements from someone at RE... the week before they went quite...


and if you are talking about the entire control arm... why not? I can make strong adjustable arms for around $80, the ruff stuff heims will last 10-20k miles (at least)
and the oem bushing is only $10 locally... since it is adjustable I can dial in the angles...


how would it affect ride quality?

any short arm setup is going to ride like crap unless you use DBs... based on what you are writing I think I have figured out a few things about you

one or more of these statements describes you:

1.) I do not do things on my own cause I have enough money to make other people do it for me

2.) I do not do things on my own cause I do not know what I am doing

3.) I pay a shop to do my front end alignment cause I just don't understand how it works...

4.) ok wait wait wait... I got nothing more...
childish...
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by huntingman2706217
childish...
I was just messing around...
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by alloutperform
built my own la setup...still waiting for my ballistic order i used 2in square tube it takes a good beating and i went poly on both ends it is working..
that thing looks awesome BTW
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