Next project: rear upper control arm

[Cpt Marvel]

Any tips or tricks for this? I have manuals, but, you know....

 

[Cardhu]

take off your rear sway bar and you'll have a lot more room to work.

Easier to get the ball joint out if you remove the 3 bolts above the pinion and take it out to beat on it.

A jack under the rear diff when installing the new one with a helper makes the lineup much easier.

 

[tommudd]

Pretty much what he said, easy to do, I remove the whole bracket on the diff since the ball joint is a ***** to get out otherwise at times
Took me 5 minutes to swap this a little while ago
( but then it has been getting taken in and out quite a number of times in the last 6000 miles :happy175

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[LibertyTC]

Are we getting a bit more rear articulation with the JBA Tri-Angulated 4 Link?

 

[Cardhu]

Are we getting a bit more rear articulation with the JBA Tri-Angulated 4 Link?

doesn't look like the 4 link explicitly as i think that bugger welds on with a C style bracer. It definately has some look alike parts.

How's the noise or non issue?

 

[Cpt Marvel]

Thanks for all. Will hose down the hardware with liquid wrench tonight, give a few raps with the hamma, and pull it out this weekend. Hope the radiator/smoke issue clears up by then.

 

[tommudd]

doesn't look like the 4 link explicitly as i think that bugger welds on with a C style bracer. It definately has some look alike parts.

How's the noise or non issue?

bugger welds :happy175::happy175:
look alike parts to what?

 

[Cardhu]

bugger welds :happy175::happy175:
look alike parts to what?

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KJ Tri-Angulated 4 Link

Meant the upper links look similar, specifically the red powder coat signature look. as opposed to the weld on truss visable on the 4 link.
I'm pretty sure you in the know about that.

edit: looks like i'm late to the unveiling party in the other 3 threads.

 

[profdlp]

I saw Bugger Welds open for Journey back in '81. Awesome, man. :mexsmoke:

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

I saw Bugger Welds open for Journey back in '81. Awesome, man. :mexsmoke:

:happy175::happy175::happy175:

 

[ElCheapo]

I saw Bugger Welds open for Journey back in '81. Awesome, man. :mexsmoke:

They were great, they just burned themselves out too quick!:ROFLJest:

 

[profdlp]

Yeah, when Bugger Welds split up it was a sad day.