Lower control arms

[sqrl$$]

Had a TJ come in with a 4.5" short arm kit. I built these new longer lower control arms and made new mounting brackets for it. 1.5" DOM with weld in bungs and 3/4" Cromo heims w/Kevlar. Make a big difference in the flex. Now the uppers and lowers are parallel and it stopped the rear axle from wanting to walk under the jeep.

 

[sqrl$$]

Angles look better now. I still have to cut off the factory mount, and beef up the new mount.

 

[sqrl$$]

Got the factory mounts cut off and the frame cleaned back up. The flex is awesome now. I will try to get some pics when (if) it stops raining.

 

[OlllllllO]

looks pretty good... how much for an up grade like this???

 

[99ncxj]

I'm getting ready to price out the parts of building some lowers for myself. How much to have you build me just 2 lower arms? One end can have factory type rubber bushing but atleast one end needs either rebuildable johny joint or heims.

 

[sqrl$$]

sent pm's to you.

 

[Cherokeekid88]

How much for 2 of the arms like you have there as well? Awesome work! looks good.

 

[sqrl$$]

sent pm

 

[sqrl$$]

To anyone I have sent pm's to on pricing...

The prices I have sent you were building them using high strength 4130 Chromoly heims w/Teflon Kevlar (28,081 lbs static load. I can build you the same arms using standard heims (18,000 lbs. static load) for a good bit cheaper, but you get what you pay for with the heims. If anybody needs them priced with standard heims, let me know.

 

[stockzjwnc]

can i get both prices

 

[sqrl$$]

sent pm

 

[sqrl$$]

Arms are finished now and brackets removed off frame.

Ended up using the brackets that I cut from frame to use as the new mounts for the traction bars I am building for my pulling truck.

 

[sqrl$$]

Now a little on the cage. The jeep rolled into my shop with only the rear part of the factory cage. I added front down legs, some cross-bracing, and made new seat mounts that are part of the cage and installed suspension seats with 4-point harnesses. Much safer now and looks alot better. I still have to add some gussets and a couple more bars, but it should be done in a couple of days. Then I am going to pull it out, sand and paint it.

 

[sqrl$$]

Some more:

 

[zperry69]

whats the price on both sets of control arms

 

[87xj]

let me get a price on the arms also with the upgrade

 

[sqrl$$]

Sorry, didn't mean to break any forum rules about being a vendor, just showing some of the work I can do. My appologies.

 

[kyle_mx13]

sup man i got the same prob to short of arms for the lift so get at me with a price and they look great

 

[sqrl$$]

pm'ed you

 

[sqrl$$]

Finally got a little time to start on the front control arms. Using Ballistic joints at the frame and bushings on the axle end.

They will be a Y-arm design with the upper being threaded heims for adjustability.

Still have to build the upper arms of the y-arms, cut off the factory control arm brackets and weld the new ones on. Going slow because my full-time job is very busy (luckily). I will post up the progress pics when I get more done.

 

[sqrl$$]

Been busy with work so this has sit on the back burner for a while. Finally made some progress.

Finally bolted up.

 

[sqrl$$]

Finally got my jeep finished for our trip to Harlan. This is how it began:

Previous owners quality workmanship!!!

This is what it looks like now with the long arms, cage and painted:

 

[wrangler00]

those old control arms looks like swap things face but the jeep is good looking now great work

 

[sqrl$$]

If you can imagine it had some slop in the suspension!!! All better now, feels like a new jeep. Thanks for the complement.

 

[sqrl$$]

Suspension works good now.