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Lower Control Arm Failure???
Anyone ever seen a lower control arm failure like this? I didn't find anything with the search. Just wanting to make sure its not common so I'm OK replacing with OEM.
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07-18-2016, 12:03 PM
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This is crazy...
The lower ball joint didn't fail.. The LOWER CONTROL ARM DID! How did this even happen?
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07-18-2016, 12:03 PM
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Definitely haven't seen that before! Geez!
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07-18-2016, 12:05 PM
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That is pretty wild. Ive only seen a LCA fail like that from being in an accident. Otherwise its always the lower ball joint.
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holy shit sticks! Your LBJ's look really nice actually, so hopefully they're still in good shape after you replace that LCA. Eep. Good luck, friend!
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07-18-2016, 12:14 PM
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I was running a really rough trail and keeping up with RZR 1Ks. I'm sure I was hitting on the bumpstops quite a bit and getting the front end into the air on occasion as well. So I guess no one really makes a HD aftermarket version?
I will say that I had to replace this arm before (my rig hit a curb before I bought it) and I went with an aftermarket. Definitely getting OEM Toyota this time around. The other side has no issues at all and I have to assume this aftermarket arm just wasn't built as well.
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What were you doing when this happened? It looks like a hard suspension impact could have caused the tear in the metal since it's on the side the shock mounts to. Were you doing some Dukes of Hazard style jumping?
I thought at first the control arm could have been weakened by rust but it doesn't look like that's the case from the pictures.
Edit: You must have been typing while I was. Now it makes sense. Aftermarket control arms and hard wheeling don't mix well I reckon.
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WOW! Never seen that before! Aftermarket arm you said?
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Mostly just wanted to make sure this wasn't common and was more of an aberration. I was probably almost 20 miles from the nearest road and would hate to see this again. I was amazed I was able to limp this out but man was it a long slow drive.
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Mine took a 40mph impact into a concrete culvert without even bending. These were 183k Toyota factory LCAs. The impact was so hard it bent and swayed the frame.
I was juuuuuust about to install aftermarket LCAs on my replacement rig... no longer the case.
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Mostly just wanted to make sure this wasn't common and was more of an aberration. I was probably almost 20 miles from the nearest road and would hate to see this again. I was amazed I was able to limp this out but man was it a long slow drive.
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This is nuts, I have never seen anything like this on an OEM arm. Ive seen them bent but never completely broken like that. Im sure it was due to being a n aftermarket arm.
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The real question here is what kind of lower ball joint is that!? Haha Because that's impressive!
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That's insane. Out of curiosity, what notch are you at on the 5100's? Stock rubber bumps?
My advice is make sure you're at or below 2 notches, swap out rubber bumps for some air bumps, and get OEM LCA's.
Total Chaos does make boxed LCAs FWIW. Though, they are extended width, and may not be available separately.
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That's insane. Out of curiosity, what notch are you at on the 5100's? Stock rubber bumps?
My advice is make sure you're at or below 2 notches, swap out rubber bumps for some air bumps, and get OEM LCA's.
Total Chaos does make boxed LCAs FWIW. Though, they are extended width, and may not be available separately.
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Even at the highest notch I don't see that causing this failure.
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Quote:
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That's insane. Out of curiosity, what notch are you at on the 5100's? Stock rubber bumps?
My advice is make sure you're at or below 2 notches, swap out rubber bumps for some air bumps, and get OEM LCA's.
Total Chaos does make boxed LCAs FWIW. Though, they are extended width, and may not be available separately.
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It's set at whatever Toytec has it at which from their site is the lowest perch. I'm running stock bumps, and I haven't extended them any. Air bumps are definitely not in budget. A replacement OEM (junkyard) LCA is in the works. FWIW, I was out stress testing it. I'm planning to avoid getting airborne in the future
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