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snowho
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I think mine are going out again. I’m going to replace them 1 more time then buy some different arms if it happens again. I’ll post pics of the bushings I pull out. Luckily I only have front lowers and upper rears and a track bar. I’ve had Metalcloak on my JL for 30k with no problems.
e36racer
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My kit originally came with the updated red bushings. I’ve now got 13k miles on it without a problem. I’ve only greased them twice after the install and the second time they didn’t even really take any at all. And they only got a little bit squeaky on me one time, a few days after I spent a day wheeling in a ton of deep water. And I mean the ever so slightest squeak over speed humps in my neighborhood. A quick shot of WD40 shut them right up and that was 2-3k miles ago.
If you guys are getting clunking after putting the new ones in, have you checked the torque on all the bolts since they were done? Maybe something loosened up a little bit. Anytime you pull one of the arms off, you should double check the torque on the bolts after a couple hundred miles.
If you guys are getting clunking after putting the new ones in, have you checked the torque on all the bolts since they were done? Maybe something loosened up a little bit. Anytime you pull one of the arms off, you should double check the torque on the bolts after a couple hundred miles.
snowho
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Pulled my rear arms and the same thing has happened. The original, factory bushing did this exact samething. When I pulled the arms off the balls were loose in the bushing, just like the originals. I installed the pictured set at 25ftlbs and they were well greased.
As you can see the bushing gets soft and pushes into the grease raceway. I wish I had pics of the original factory ones because they were exactly the same.
I posted pics of my original pro flex bushings earlier in the thread and the red replacements are working fine.
I posted pics of my original pro flex bushings earlier in the thread and the red replacements are working fine.
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Not too thrilled to hear that as I have new joints coming in soon for mine that are squeaking like crazy, along with a lower ride quality. I think the latter is coming from the RK shocks, which would surprise me as they only have about 20k miles on them.
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Relentless_Eric
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Bummed that mine seem to be going out extremely quick the second time as well. Are you running the triangulated rear setup or factory replacement/bolt in?Pulled my rear arms and the same thing has happened. The original, factory bushing did this exact samething. When I pulled the arms off the balls were loose in the bushing, just like the originals. I installed the pictured set at 25ftlbs and they were well greased.As you can see the bushing gets soft and pushes into the grease raceway. I wish I had pics of the original factory ones because they were exactly the same.
I posted pics of my original pro flex bushings earlier in the thread and the red replacements are working fine.
Notice we live in the same area(im in Sparks).
jjmstang
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Received the replacement bushings yesterday, just opened the box this morning. It appears there are only 6 bushings in the box. I did not do the installation so maybe I'm missing something. !!!!
I will be calling Rock Krawler later today for clarification.
I will be calling Rock Krawler later today for clarification.
Relentless_Eric
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The 6 red bushings are frame end for the front lower, and rear frame end upper and lowers. The black bushing halves are everything else.Received the replacement bushings yesterday, just opened the box this morning. It appears there are only 6 bushings in the box. I did not do the installation so maybe I'm missing something. !!!!
I will be calling Rock Krawler later today for clarification.
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