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I went looking for a JT or JL Cam bolt eliminator however I wasn't able to find any doing thorough searches. Are there any available or would using a JK eliminator be fine?

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Cams? Not on the JT. Caster is fixed in place.
 
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"unadjustable" = fixed length. What I meant was that the JT has no caster adjustment (no cams). I edited my post to be more clear.
 

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I never found any either for the JL/JT. I eventually just used a JK set and drilled them open to 5/8" and used 5/8" Grade 8 hardware for the install.
 
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Cams? Not on the JT. Caster is fixed in place.
The problem is not the cam but the square hole. They're only 4 small points of contact and because of which it increases the likelihood of creating a weak point. A cam bolt eliminator assists in strengthening the area. That is, until some other engineering idea arrives.
 
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I never found any either for the JL/JT. I eventually just used a JK set and drilled them open to 5/8" and used 5/8" Grade 8 hardware for the install.
So other than the hole size, did the eliminator fit properly?
 

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The problem is not the cam but the square hole.
I must be missing something here. Isn't the clamping force on the bushing what keeps it all tight, not the bolt resting against the sides of the square hole or the washers from the eliminator kit resting inside the raised areas on the mount?
 
 







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