Need some advice
#11
you can actually burn the rubber out of the uppers as well. Unless my control arms are otherwise damaged (bent, threads for ball joint shot, etc) I always do just the bushings, I cant remember the last time I replaced an upper control arm on anything that didn't have an integral ball joint meaning the ball joint isnt replaceable separately (meaning other vehicles than these Dakotas)
#12
To remove the old bushing, there's several ways. Here's one way:
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/watchi...omp-1792350133
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http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/watchi...omp-1792350133
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#13
Awesome thanks for the help guys! May start this tonight but I have one last question first. How do I begin to start this with both control arms bc the Truck has no weight on it right now and the torsion bars are putting down pressure on them. Do I need to just loosen the bars at the cross member or something??
#14
Here is the kit I used. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Energy-Suspe...BTuuDU&vxp=mtr
Tops are exact replacement. bottom had to be trimmed in length. There is a post showing this in detail. I will try and find it and add it to here.
edit to add. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html
Tops are exact replacement. bottom had to be trimmed in length. There is a post showing this in detail. I will try and find it and add it to here.
edit to add. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html
#15
Here is the kit I used. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Energy-Suspe...BTuuDU&vxp=mtr
Tops are exact replacement. bottom had to be trimmed in length. There is a post showing this in detail. I will try and find it and add it to here.
edit to add. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html
Tops are exact replacement. bottom had to be trimmed in length. There is a post showing this in detail. I will try and find it and add it to here.
edit to add. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html
#16
Here is the kit I used. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Energy-Suspe...BTuuDU&vxp=mtr
Tops are exact replacement. bottom had to be trimmed in length. There is a post showing this in detail. I will try and find it and add it to here.
edit to add. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html
Tops are exact replacement. bottom had to be trimmed in length. There is a post showing this in detail. I will try and find it and add it to here.
edit to add. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html
#18
Okay idk if the tops are different with the 4wd bc someone said for the 4wd they were loose so they put Moog in the top.
#20
They may have removed the bushing shells; you reuse the old rubber bushing shells with the Energy Suspension poly upper control arm bushings.
I had to burn my old ones out, then I discovered this method:
https://youtu.be/O4DpNTVIzMg
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I had to burn my old ones out, then I discovered this method:
https://youtu.be/O4DpNTVIzMg
RwP