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Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
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Author:  DirtySocks [ Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
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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Before:
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After:
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Author:  mainechick [ Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
Where did you get those bump stops?
Author:  DirtySocks [ Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
mainechick wrote:
Where did you get those bump stops?


These are what I got - http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=9.9132
Author:  MtDewMike [ Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
Nice work, Suresh!
Author:  Bandit4x4 [ Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
:cheers:
Author:  Constitution [ Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
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.
Author:  Constitution [ Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
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!
Author:  DirtySocks [ Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
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 :)
Author:  Constitution [ Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Idler arm bushings & low profile bump stops installed
I know that feeling! I was just wondering....
:cheers:
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