warf90 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 With all the other parts I am replacing, I am going to replace the upper control arm axle mount bushings on my Dana 30. These are the bushings that actually mount in the axle, not the control arms. Does any body know where I can get them with the exception of the dealer? I have had no luck finding them. Are they the same bushings that go into the stock upper control arm that mounts to the body? The only thing the local parts store are showing are the bushings for the upper contol arms themselves. Thanks in advance for everyone's help again. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I bought them directly from my local auto parts supplier. MOOG was the brand. If memory serves there is two different sizes.... If yours cannot find them, you might consider finding another supplier, he is not looking to well..... CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Here is a link http://rustysoffroad.com/Merchant2/merc ... sus_xj_par Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warf90 Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks ComancheDude, so according to Rustys they are the same bushings as the ones that go into the upper control arm. That is good to know. Learn something new every day. Thats why this site is so great, I learn something new every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Rusty's site is wrong about that though. The bushing on the axle takes an 8MM bolt, and the same for the UCA on the rig, they try and sell you the lower frame LCAA mount which uses a 5/8 bolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warf90 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 The upper bushing in the axle is the same bushing that goes into the upper control arm. I got them yesterday and them installed last night. This is a good thing to know for the future since most of places and catalogs I looked through did not have them even listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 The upper bushing in the axle is the same bushing that goes into the upper control arm. I got them yesterday and them installed last night. This is a good thing to know for the future since most of places and catalogs I looked through did not have them even listed. If the bolt isnt a tight fit in it, you will hear popping and banging. Last time I went to replace my bushings I order the ones for the axle, and they must have sent the wrong ones cause the bolt had a lot of slop in the sleeve, I ended up drilling the hole bigger on the control arm to fix the problem :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warf90 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 I had plans to drill it out and install 7/16" bolts any way. The bushings had dimples that stuck out that restricted the bolt size. The hole looked like a 1/2 bolt would have fit but with the dimples you could only get in a metric bolt that was a little larger that a 3/8" bolt size. But now mine are drilled out and a 7/16" bolt was installled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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