jcarson34

So was under my XJ today trying to find a part number on my existing shocks and noticed my lower control arm is sitting at a weird angle, well it looked weird to me. Keep in mind this is my first jeep and I'm unsure of what it should look like, so anyways take a look and tell me what you think.

Hoooper

could be strange, or could not be. If you look at the bushing, does it look like there might be a bolt through a ball in there? To me, it looks like that might be a johnny joint, in which case thats fine. If thats just a rubber bushing, it DEFINITELY needs to be replaced

jcarson34

If it was bad would I notice anything while driving? Because she drives like a champ

Hoooper

if it was a rubber bushing, unless you are really unobservant, you would notice serious handling issues AND hitting bumps should turn your steering wheel into a roller coaster

Jeepxj1234

I had terrible bushings on my stock lcas, got new lcas and it made a world a difference in ride quality, granted they were longer to accomidate my 4" lift but the bushings do make it ride better.

jcarson34

If the bushings were bad wouldn't I notice it in the ride with 4.5" of lift?

jcarson34

What type of bushings did you buy and where?

Jeepxj1234

I put in rubicon express super ride fixed lower control arms.

cdawall

looks like the bushings are shot...

jcarson34

Yea I'm gonna tear into it tomorrow, I'm pretty sure it has a flex-type bearing, not sure, but it does have a grease fitting which leads me to believe bearing rather than bushing