New control arms or replace bushing?

[Pannicthrottle]

Be for I try is it truly that hard to press out the stock control arm bushing. I have enough funding to by the ball joint press and the bushings. Or just by new stock control arms. Any suggestions

 

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[Pete M]

lowers or uppers or both?

 

also, please try not to post your questions in the 1989 VIN forum.   

[Pannicthrottle]

lowers or uppers or both?  

also, please try not to post your questions in the 1989 VIN forum.   

 

Sorry. I don't know what I'm doing. I swear I can turn a wrench though lol I'm also repalcing both.

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[Pete M]

for lowers I would do new WJ arms (fully boxed with a bend for tire clearance).  just need to trim the steel bushings flush so they fit inside the pockets (and maybe a bit of the arm end itself as shown in the pic).  in fact you can do WJs for uppers too.    the bushings set in the axle are the only sticking point left since they are, well, in the axle not the upper arms.  

 

[Pannicthrottle]

That's an amazing answer. Exactly what I will do. What's a wj?

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[Pete M]

99-04 grand cherokee

[Pannicthrottle]

When you say box in I'm sure your meaning weld flat stock over open back u shape stock then. Trim all factory edges? Upper will be get another set of lowers and make work? And this will let tje front axel sweep fowrad but centering more under the block from swinging down a few inches?

 

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[Pete M]

I mean the WJ arms are already fully boxed.  and use WJ uppers as uppers.    they are all the same length as MJ arms, just better built.

 

 

notice that I nipped back the top arm int his picture:

 

[Pannicthrottle]

I see no real major advantage what ever I can get my hands on.

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[Pete M]

both XJ and WJ arms are widely available new.    

[Pannicthrottle]

So I just pulled the trigger on new wj control arms and new moog.bushing for the axel thanks for the help

 

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