Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru. Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =( Thanks.
How many competition rock crawlers, Baja trophy trucks and just about every other major form of off road racing have to have coil based suspensions before you pull your head out of the rear end of 1960?
I would pull the lower joint off. If the bolt-less edge is too high, wedge something between the frame and the joint to push it back into place. If it's too low, carefully use a jack. Failing that, get a sawzall and cut the bolt off inside the mount and let the joint drop out. Use a drift to get the remainder out.
Are the tab holes on the mount still in alignment? or is your problem you can't position the end of the control arm in the mount? If that's it try rotating the axle top forward to get the control arm lined up. Might need a crowbar and a helper.
where do you get off calling my Jeep a "wannabee"? What the f*ck do you know about it? Nadda damn thing, which about sums up your knowledge on anything. Your 'ability' to sit home and surf the Web for links 24 hours a day 7 days a week doesn't equate to knowledge. In fact it just makes it all the more suprising that you still manage to be so out of touch with reality.
All three of my Jeeps have leaf springs (obviously only in the rear for the XJ's) it's posts like this from you that make you seem to be such a complete ass. You just assume that I own a coil sprung Jeep because I recognize their superiority for what we use JEEPS FOR.
i.e. they are clearly superior for articulation, fast suspension travel and clearance this is why nearly ALL SERIOUS COMPETITION OFF ROAD VEHICLES ARE COIL SPRUNG! nearly all competition rock crawlers, baja trucks and prerunners, rock racers, rally cars, off-road rally vehicles, ATV's, dirt bikes.
You name it, if they need the most articulation or they need to go on rough surfaces they have coils.
Here comes Bill's non-sequitur about Semi's and work trucks being leaf sprung. So I'll just head that off at the pass; Semi-tractor and other TOWING vehicles suspension requirements have about as much in common with Jeep (Off roading) suspensions requirements as as a freakin Yugo's suspension does.
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