Need some advice
Champion
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From: Northwest Louisiana
No, they don't have an outer shell.
That's why you leave the current shells in there.
Here's the installation instructions: http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...sion/17019.pdf
RwP
That's why you leave the current shells in there.
Here's the installation instructions: http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...sion/17019.pdf
RwP
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The uppers come with new shells. I used them. Honestly, I dont know how you could get the shaft out without driving the shells out. The new shells were snug, but I would have liked to have seen them tighter. If you are worried about them, you could put a few spots of weld on the shell to the control arm, then slide the poly insert and inner sleeve in.
The lowers do not have shells, period. The arm is the shell. You clean out the old rubber, and slide the new poly bushing in the control arm. The lower bushing is in 2 pieces and they slide together.
In the second link I sent you, the first picture, you can see what Im talking about. Read that link, lots of good information in there.
As far as mine riding better, it only had about 70,000 miles when I did this. In addition, I replaced all tie rods, idler, pitman, ball joints, swaybar bushings, etc. It was some tighter but not a lot, But I believe that is because mine wasnt that bad to begin with.
The lowers do not have shells, period. The arm is the shell. You clean out the old rubber, and slide the new poly bushing in the control arm. The lower bushing is in 2 pieces and they slide together.
In the second link I sent you, the first picture, you can see what Im talking about. Read that link, lots of good information in there.
As far as mine riding better, it only had about 70,000 miles when I did this. In addition, I replaced all tie rods, idler, pitman, ball joints, swaybar bushings, etc. It was some tighter but not a lot, But I believe that is because mine wasnt that bad to begin with.
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The uppers come with new shells. I used them. Honestly, I dont know how you could get the shaft out without driving the shells out. The new shells were snug, but I would have liked to have seen them tighter. If you are worried about them, you could put a few spots of weld on the shell to the control arm, then slide the poly insert and inner sleeve in.
The lowers do not have shells, period. The arm is the shell. You clean out the old rubber, and slide the new poly bushing in the control arm. The lower bushing is in 2 pieces and they slide together.
In the second link I sent you, the first picture, you can see what Im talking about. Read that link, lots of good information in there.
As far as mine riding better, it only had about 70,000 miles when I did this. In addition, I replaced all tie rods, idler, pitman, ball joints, swaybar bushings, etc. It was some tighter but not a lot, But I believe that is because mine wasnt that bad to begin with.
The lowers do not have shells, period. The arm is the shell. You clean out the old rubber, and slide the new poly bushing in the control arm. The lower bushing is in 2 pieces and they slide together.
In the second link I sent you, the first picture, you can see what Im talking about. Read that link, lots of good information in there.
As far as mine riding better, it only had about 70,000 miles when I did this. In addition, I replaced all tie rods, idler, pitman, ball joints, swaybar bushings, etc. It was some tighter but not a lot, But I believe that is because mine wasnt that bad to begin with.
