What's needed to freshen up RE control arms?

smokeyyank

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Littleton, Crawlarado

• May 11, 2017

• #1

I pulled a bunch of stuff of my XJ and part of it is a RE lift. I originally was just going to sell it all but then I got a MJ. Now the thought is to just transfer over the lift to that, but the bushing are shot. What all would I need to get the control arms back to new to get them under the MJ?

Thanks

 

chris420

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Location

California

• May 11, 2017

• #2

What bushings do you have on them now ?

 

Tim_MN

Freakish Hand Strength

NAXJA Member

Location

Minneapolis, MN

• May 11, 2017

• #3

Order new bushings. RE customer service has been helpful and correct the two times I have called for parts.

The cartridge type bushings can be rebuilt. Older super ride control arms use a stock style control arm bushing that needs to pressed in. The newer arms use an hourglass poly bushing that you can install with a bench vise.

 

smokeyyank

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Littleton, Crawlarado

• May 11, 2017

• #4

Believe they are the superflex and then just a standard rubber bushing. The arms are pretty damn old.....

 

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themauler

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Location

Va Beach

• May 11, 2017

• #5

smokeyyank said:

Believe they are the superflex and then just a standard rubber bushing. The arms are pretty damn old.....

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I believe I ordered my replacement bushings from 4WP. It took longer to get the control arms out than it did to put new bushings in.


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lazyxj

NAXJA Member #1310

Location

Los Angeles

• May 11, 2017

• #6

smokeyyank said:

Believe they are the superflex and then just a standard rubber bushing. The arms are pretty damn old.....

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Super Flex arms use a flex joint, where the Super Ride arms use rubber bushings.

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Fabricat...8&t_pt=101460&Manufacturer_PQ=Rubicon+Express

https://www.amazon.com/Rubicon-Express-RE3704-Super-Ride-Bushing/dp/B006GJP3Y2

 

smokeyyank

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Littleton, Crawlarado

• May 11, 2017

• #7

So flexjoint one end superride on the other? I was also looking around and saw Daystar has replacement superride bushing that are supposed to be decent.

 

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trippled

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Location

colorado springs, co

• May 11, 2017

• #8

If they're real old, re changed the type of rubber they were using (on the hour Glass style). I think the new replacement even had lifetime warranty.

 

Serious Offroad

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Location

Colorado Springs

• May 12, 2017

• #9

Sent ya a PM.

 

smokeyyank

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Location

Littleton, Crawlarado

• May 12, 2017

• #10

Cool, thanks for the replies.

Replied to you Serious