Khary23
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- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
I have only had these bushing in for a little over a year and already they are all shot. Is this normal or did I get screwed on them?
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Bushing life time
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old_man
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- Loveland, Colorado
We're not mind readers. What bushings? Year model, motor, etc?
CharlesS
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- Quezon Province, Philippines
You will need to provide us with a little more information... such as what type of bushings (rubber or poly) and what they are used for (control arms, leaf spring eyelets or trac bar).
Khary23
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- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
Leaf spring bushings, rubber
1999 classic
don't remember what brand the bushing were. they were sent as part of an OME lift kit from 4wd.com
1999 classic
don't remember what brand the bushing were. they were sent as part of an OME lift kit from 4wd.com
CharlesS
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- Quezon Province, Philippines
Leaf spring bushings should last at least 5 years depending upon how much you flex them out. The Rubicon Express leaf springs I used for eight years had eyelet bushings that lasted more than 8 years before I recently sold them.
Charles
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Khary23
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- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
- Location
- Aransas Pass, Texas
Salt is a bitch.
Khary23
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- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
So salt from 15 beach trips in 14 months will kill bushings?
joe_peters
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- Grants Pass, OryGun
Question: when you installed the OME kit, did you follow the instructions about not tightening the bolts until the full weight of the vehicle was resting on the leafs? If not, then that is why your bushings didn't last. If you did, then contact OME/4wd.com and see how good their customer satisfaction programs are.
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Khary23
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- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
The Jeep was on the ground weight fully on on the suspension before I tightened and torqued the bolts.
Funny you should ask. I actually emailed them earlier this week and they are going to replace them.
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- Rainy side of Washington
Mine (OEM from QuadraTech) did this (at least the shackle end ones, have not checked the leaf eye ones), probably because I was a 'tard and tightened the bolts before the jeep was back on the ground.
flexes better once they are blown :looney:
flexes better once they are blown :looney:
CumminsJeep
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- Jersey
my rustys leaf bushings lasted about 3 months....consider yourself lucky
Khary23
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- Brooklyn, NY and Worcester, MA
Got the replacement bushing last week. They are rugged ridge, are they any good?
joe_peters
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- Grants Pass, OryGun
Khary23, meet Rugged Ridge: http://www.ruggedridgeoffroad.com/about.php
JrTxJ
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- Canton, MA
"As a Division of OMIX-ADA, the leader in replacement parts for Jeep vechicles, the Rugged Ridge pedigree is well established in the market. Rugged Ridge has created over 500 products that are custom designed to fit Jeep vehicles and even more are in the pipeline."
Their spell checking is as good as their parts.
