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need help fast!! upper control are bushings!!

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Old 01-27-2013 | 08:04 PM
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I cannot seem to find any replacement bushings except for the factory ones. Is anyone using anything other than oem? This is the bushing that's pressed into the housing above the diff and the same one down the axle from that one. One is making some serious racket. I need to order some fassstttt!
Old 01-28-2013 | 06:46 AM
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Anyone????
Old 01-28-2013 | 07:37 AM
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Currie Enterprises is what I would use.

Currie Enterprises CJ Axle Parts

better life, handleing, and ride, plus more flex...

Part #: CE-9102JK
Old 01-28-2013 | 07:43 AM
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Dude that's sick! Just out of my price range since ill need help installing. Ill get own and save for those. Those are for both uppers correct? Basically that price x2?
Old 01-28-2013 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bombout800
Dude that's sick! Just out of my price range since ill need help installing. Ill get own and save for those. Those are for both uppers correct? Basically that price x2?
Not sure what you mean by x2 , That is one price for both driver and passenger front upper control arm axle side bushings. That kit covers both left and right side axle bushing locations- the one just presses into the driversdie housing ear, and the pass. side you cut the existing tower and weld in the new mount. An hour shop time for someone to install if everything goes well, the axle housing bushing can be a bitch sometimes. So yea the total installed caost would be around 300 I would guess.
Old 01-28-2013 | 08:22 AM
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I'd just buy some used UCA's that somebody has laying around and swap the whole thing out. Probably get them for 20 bucks. Hell I gave mine away for free.
Old 01-28-2013 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by scotty6336
I'd just buy some used UCA's that somebody has laying around and swap the whole thing out. Probably get them for 20 bucks. Hell I gave mine away for free.
there are no axle side bushings on the upper control arms (UCA's) so buying used or even new control arms wouldnt solve the axle side bushing problem described by the OP.

Used CA's come with used bushings , so unless they were new take offs, likely not worth the costs of R&R plus materials to get "new" bushings. Good bushings are mandatory for on road use with the numerous problems that make themselves known on the Jeep live axle front end.
Old 01-28-2013 | 05:16 PM
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I bought the OEM ones then found these and plan on changing out on all the front control arms. I'm have one hell of a ride right now not having them in yet.

Energy Suspension 2.3108G - Energy Suspension Front Control Arm Bushings for 07-13 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec

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Old 01-28-2013 | 05:34 PM
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Have one hell of a ride how? Bad???
Old 01-28-2013 | 05:39 PM
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I don't think those are as good as the ones posted above and o do have a lift So id probably not be able to use those!


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