It looks like my LCA bushings are in pretty bad shape. I drive a lot of crappy roads and would appreciate a slightly better ride. I noticed that OEM replacement LCA's with bushings already installed are real cheap from Quadratec. Any reason I should get something fancier? I have a 2.5-3" OME lift with 30" BFG AT's. I might go to 31"s real soon.
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Lower Control Arm Options
- Thread starter nates94xj
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93gc40
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Visalia, California
You Get what you pay for.. If you plan to never lift it and don't wheel hard, good stock style arms are fine. A set of adjustable lowers is worth the extra cash with any lift, though.
I am going to use a set of WJ lowers on mine. I got a set off of ebay for $10.
There are a couple of articles about this, here is GoJeeps.
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoWJcontrolarms.htm
I plan on cutting the width of the WJ bushings to the stock XJ width for my installation though.
There are a couple of articles about this, here is GoJeeps.
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoWJcontrolarms.htm
I plan on cutting the width of the WJ bushings to the stock XJ width for my installation though.
Why is that the case?
tbburg
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Scottsdale AZ
At lifts above 2-2.5 inches, the axle starts to roll and the aster angles go out of wack. Adjustable arms make it possible to adjust caster.
- Location
- San Diego
if you wheel rocks at all, id pony up a little extra for a decent set of adjustables. the stock ones are flimsy and like to bend. and it allows for adjusting the caster like mentioned.
tbburg
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Scottsdale AZ
Be nice! The stock arms are flimsy because they're supposed to flex. And yeah, if you play in the rocks, you'll eventually ruin them. They hold up pretty good to every thing else.
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Deadwood
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Dillsburg, PA
WJ arms are a good bit sturdier than the stock XJ arms - and they are bent to avoid rubbing if you go to a 10.5" wide tire or have rims with alot of backspacing. Oh - I got a set for sale but I can't compete with $10 like mentioned above.