I've been running my LS-swapped XJ for a year and have put lots of on and offroad miles on it. It eats front upper shock bushings. I mean eats them. I've tried poly, they last about a day on the trail. I've used many rubber bushings from different auto parts stores and they are clearly made of some cheap junk rubber. I've bought other stocks just to use their bushings. Sometimes they last a day on the road, sometimes they last an hour on the trail, no kidding. I have resorted to too many half-ass fixes to this. I haven't ordered any "factory" bushings to try yet. The shocks are not at their limit, and this happens on the street, too. They are correct-length brand new Doestch shocks with lots of rebound damping, so they pull the top bushing through and the lower bushing lives 5 times longer.
Am I the only one with this problem? It has to be due to the extra heat, every square inch of sheetmetal is too hot to touch.
Am I the only one with this problem? It has to be due to the extra heat, every square inch of sheetmetal is too hot to touch.