HELP! I cant pass through the bolt on the upper front control arm.... What should I do? I cant pull or push it for it to pass.... I didn't adjust anything, is the same length as it was when I loose it, i just wanted to paint the new bracket....
Help with upper control arm bolt
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MountaineerTom
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Solved!! I used the winch as a stronger ratchet strap...
Perfect, now you have your upper arms fighting each other to see which one can wear out the bushing the fastest.
I looked at a possible 2nd TJ purchase a few days ago that had TWO DIFFERENT lower LCA’s in the front. One was an aftermarket round adjustable one, and the other was some aftermarket square POS. I didn’t look much further at the TJ.
as I mentioned, I only loose that one arm to paint the bracket, so the distance is the same the shop/mechanic set when he installed them, so that's the reason I didn't want to shorten the arm, cause I didn't want to mess up the previous set up performed by someone who knew what he was doing..
because I was the middle of changing the poly bushing ends to Jhonny joints, and while doing it I saw that the flex joint is better to have it aimed into the axle and my previous set up the adjustable end was aiming into the frame, I got the lower trim of Core4x4 control arms and improved to JJ after a year, but before the sun went down I decided to prioritize the paint of the new Barnes bracket for the upper control arm and the skid plates for the lowers to avoid rust.. here is the one with the JJ and by the time I took the picture I hadn't finish to change the other arm, right now I'm still pending to change the rear ones as well... so now I have the two fronts aiming to the axle and the two rears aiming to the frame..
previous set up
current set up..
I know Mr Blaine has no love for only one end being flex joint, I know it would be better to have both ends being JJ, but when I got the LCA's I thought I was going to be able to improve both ends to JJ, it was after I purchase them that I knew that the fix end is not possible to improve it..
on links with a flex joint only at one end. I put the non-flex joint on first, then the flex joint gives me more freedom to get the bolt holes lined up. If the flex joint won't line up, then the arm is the wrong length.
If you are having to winch the axle into position to get the bolt in, they did not know what they are doing or you have the rig sitting seriously out of level side to side.
Obviously he didn't know what he was doing or you made some other change because you don't put tension on the arm to get it to line up. You set one side where you want the axle and pinion angle and then adjust the other arm to line up with the hole so there's no tension/binding.
was in the middle of changing the poly bushing ends to a johnny joint, and by doing that changin the adjustable end from the frame to the axle, that's why..
Can you repeat that again please? I'm not sure they heard you the first 3 times.
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