Tires rubbing? Neat little trick...

[u2slow]

Put these in today... stopped my tires from rubbing when backing up and turning. :smoke2:

 

[tommudd]

So bushings worn out so this is the band aid repair?

 

[u2slow]

The bushings are fine and doing their job.... other than they slide around on the inner steel sleeves. :boxed:

With one 3/16" thick washer on each bushing, I've cut the 'control-arm walk' down to about half, and eliminated some tire rubbing. Seems weird to me the bushing doesn't take up the whole space in the cradle in the first place.

 

[ridenby]

The bushings are fine and doing their job.... other than they slide around on the inner steel sleeves. :boxed:

With one 3/16" thick washer on each bushing, I've cut the 'control-arm walk' down to about half, and eliminated some tire rubbing. Seems weird to me the bushing doesn't take up the whole space in the cradle in the first place.

Wondered why it was allowed to move also. Think this is a sound fix.

 

[tommudd]

I've got two sets of lower control arms laying here,
( plus the set on the KJ)
one set with over 100,000 miles, one set with 800 or so,
neither set has the bushings sliding on the sleeves

 

[tjkj2002]

Yep your LCA bushings are worn if the "walking" on the metal sleeve.Just a bandaid fix.

 

[u2slow]

Actually, I can't slide the sleeve out. Its like the rubber is too soft to properly locate the wheel. I bet the bigger tires, wheel spacer, and locker put some extra load on it. The added washer is really just a limiting shim.

Anyone know of a polyurethane replacement? Or a 'fullsize' rubber version?

 

[tommudd]

Just needs new bushings, worn out