bent D30 UCA mount

[ehall]

Recommendations?

 

[89eliminator]

bend it back into shape, plate it, and be done.

 

[ehall]

IIRC somebody sells a reinforcement plate that wraps over the top, but I can't remember who.

 

[dan1977p]

If you're going to go to the point of plating it, I'd just get a whole new solid mount and burn it in place of the old one.

 

[old_man]

Do you have a pix of your control arms? Do they have a swivel?

 

[Wiggleworm]

Not sure how you feel about Rustys but he has a replacement with bushings for 70 bucks.
http://www.rustysoffroad.com/builde...ustys-control-arms-front-upper-mount-kit.html

 

[ehall]

Do you have a pix of your control arms? Do they have a swivel?

They are threaded with a jam nut, not supposed to twist. placeholder adjustable UCAs until I get to the next phase of the build. My lowers are JKS and allow some turning, but the uppers aren't supposed to rotate beyond what the rubber bushing allows

 

[ehall]

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Adjustable-3-Link-Tower_p_1952.html

http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Fabri....aspx?t_c=86&t_s=527&t_pt=8342&t_pn=R/ERE9986

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=979655

 

[foxwar71]

http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Fabri....aspx?t_c=86&t_s=527&t_pt=8342&t_pn=R/ERE9986

I ran this for many years on my old D30 after I bent a stock one. :thumbup:

 

[Kego814]

Ehall asking US for advice?! Never thought I'd see the day. Haha. Cant say I've had this problem. But I'll watch this thread for the future.

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[ehall]

I ran this for many years on my old D30 after I bent a stock one. :thumbup:

Did you use their weld-in bushing sleeve too? I would rather keep rubber

 

[foxwar71]

Did you use their weld-in bushing sleeve too? I would rather keep rubber

Yeah, it came with the Super ride bushing setup

 

[VAhasnoWAVES]

Ehall asking US for advice?! Never thought I'd see the day. Haha. Cant say I've had this problem. But I'll watch this thread for the future.

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brace it how before it becomes a problem... a lot easier and cheaper to be preemptive.

 

[POSJ]

Nothing against foxwar71's suggestion for RE, I like RE a lot. And I hate to make this suggestion for a Rusty's part but this one is 3/4" solid and I used it to fix my UCA mount when I did this:

Here is the Rusty's link:
http://www.rustysoffroad.com/builde...ustys-control-arms-front-upper-mount-kit.html

 

[ehall]

I think I'm just going to brace it for now. I have a bunch of small upgrades planned for the D30 and 8.25, and I'll replace the UCA when I pull them out.

I really like the Ballistic Fab kit (link) but it won't work with the stock bushing. Undercover Fab has one they say takes the stock bushing (link) and it looks good. The Rustys and Currie setups look odd, being the one piece. Probably work though.

 

[trippled]

I feel like a boxed mount would be better than the solid bar stock mount, since it's boxed obviously and it spreads the load across a wider area on the tube.i guess most of that only holds true tho of you don't have a truss

 

[ehall]

The one-piece type do seem like they would work best in a truss. By itself the weld to the tube would be the weakest link, especially if you can only weld the edge of it. Lot of leverage on it too. Truss would let you weld it again on top and brace it as well.

 

[tone]

Look at the Artec Industries truss it replaces the UCA mount, it's cheap and well worth the time and money!


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[Anak]

Undercover Fab has one they say takes the stock bushing (link) and it looks good. The Rustys and Currie setups look odd, being the one piece. Probably work though.

Thank you for that link.

I have been following this thread as I have a problem with the same mount. Mine is not bent, but rather the bushing just spins in its bore. That Undercover Fab mount looks like the simplest solution I have yet found.

 

[RCP Phx]

If you decide to repair your's, I'd highly recommend picking up a "bushing cradle".