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 Post subject: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:27 pm 
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Spent part of the afternoon installing new idler arm bushings from Bandit4x4. And viola, not more loosy-goosy steering. I was slow as usual but no issue with the install.

Bandit bushing installed. Forgot to take a comparison photo between the flimsy plastic stock ones & the beefy Bandit4x4...sorry. The difference in the bushings themselves & the steering feel after installation is night & day.
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Also decided to install low profile bump stops that I had bought some time back from energysuspensionparts.com.
Comparison between the stock bump stops & the low profile ones
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 Post subject: Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:47 pm 
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Where did you get those bump stops?

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 Post subject: Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:16 pm 
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mainechick wrote:
Where did you get those bump stops?


These are what I got - http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=9.9132


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Nice work, Suresh!

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 Post subject: Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
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 Post subject: Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:41 am 
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Nice job! I got my lower bump stops from Energy Suspension.
After I did my LCA's and T-bars I had a torsion bar anchor strip out on me half way across one of my favorite trails.
When I put the LCA's in I never bothered to get new bump stops. I thought - I don't need those things! Until I found out just how far up the tires will go without them! It's a good thing I had skid plates...but I thought for sure the tire was going to "re-shape" my fender :lol:

Anyway...Energy Suspension's stuff looks pretty good - and it's way cheaper than stock. Not to mention - polyeurathane > rubber.
If you need something in a pinch - Autozone carries a few of their items in-store - I got mine from Autozone online.

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 Post subject: Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:56 am 
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Suresh - how come you have aftermaket upper control arms, but it looks like you have stock shocks? Just curious....but if those are stock they are probably well past worn out!

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Shocks are on my list of todo's. So far they seem to be ok but they probably not going to last too long. It always turns out that my money has other places to be spent on :)


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:30 pm 
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I know that feeling! I was just wondering....
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