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Originally Posted by azshtr
Control arms at Rock Auto are 109 each with bushings and balljoints. Ready to bolt on. The Bushing and ball joints add up to $75
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Upper control arms only. and the ball joint... you don't want the mevotech, they're crap. I'd like to choose which balljoint i want to use, as there are huge quality differences.
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Originally Posted by ToyoTech
from the little research i did when i was gonna do mine. most if not everyone had to torch the old bushing out. it was too much work and money so i just brought a Blazeland LT kit that comes with upper and lower arms with new poly bushings
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That is to install energy poly bushings. If you want stock bushings, rockauto sells them and you have to press the old ones out and the new ones in. My local mechanic charged me $20 to do this, took them a few minutes.
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Originally Posted by azshtr
I don't like poly bushings for off road. They don't have the same flex as rubber and give a harsher ride. Granted that might be great for a street car but when rough stuff is concerned give me rubber, even if they do wear out faster. That's of course just my opinion for the sake of open dialog and is up for debate.
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Poly lasts longer and is smoother, it's not going to be a massive difference, just a more solid feel on the road.
IMHO the biggest PIA's in changing the bushings, is making sure the adjusting bolts aren't seized (then you have to cut them out) and the torsion bar bolts may also be seized. Everything else is straightforward. When i did mine, i replaced / rebuilt everything. See my build thread here...
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