What is everyone using for the rear upper control arms? What bushings are everyone using? My driver side needs to be replaced again, and I'm trying to figure out whether I want to go with stock again or try something else.
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What is everyone using for the rear upper control arms? What bushings are everyone using? My driver side needs to be replaced again, and I'm trying to figure out whether I want to go with stock again or try something else.
I am still running the stock arms, stock bushings on both upper ends, stock 4-link. The diff bushings push out, drivers side more frequently. I have to do the drivers bushing about every 3-4 events and the passenger side about once a year.
I know others don't have this problem but I have never been able to keep the bushings from pushing out.
I have the problem more often on the passenger side. Probably because I run at TWS so much I guess? I know it's time to replace it when I start hearing the grinding noise on left hand turns.
My first year I ran the stock 4 link, new ford bushings on the axle end and 100k mile control arm bushings on the chassis end, no issues at all. I would not run sphericals anywhere on the top side.
Do they have a metal shell that you can tack in? That's what I did last year when I replaced my bushings in my front UCAs.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
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It's a wire feed, don't judge.
Looks good to me!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Supercharged111
Since I stopped running a panhard bar I have not had to replace a single upper control arm or bushing. With the panhard bar I could only get a two or three events out of one side (I can't remember what side) and five or six out of the other.
JJ
So what are you running now (since I assume from the above statement that you are no longer running the stock four link)?Quote:
Originally Posted by mach1
JJ
My problem is not the metal bushing push out, it is the rubber pushing out of the metal.
Can you tack weld the rubber bushing to the metal liner?Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
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I almost never had an issue pushing the metal out but would tear out the rubber bushing material all to hell. The 55 also had issues turning right while running the panhard bar. Something was putting the whole thing in a really bad bind.
JJ
Yeah that's my problem as well. Rubber pushes out, metal part of bushing starts grinding through the control arm.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
You guys have run panhards for years...can you run watts now? no I haven't read the rules in a LONG time.
No Watts in CMC. It took a while to get used to running no panhard bar but I'm used to it now and no longer have to fight the right turn push.Quote:
Originally Posted by AI#97
JJ
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Originally Posted by marshall_mosty
pm3lQuote:
Originally Posted by ShadowBolt