JBA Offroad Upper Control Arms And Suspension MEGA Thread BS thread

What front Kings do you have and what are set at for height? I have extended travel not on yet set at 2.5 inches of lift. Yours look like more preload than mine.

 

OK so, those are pretty much same Coil-Overs, and mine have 650 lb springs on them.
I recently readjusted them (twice, lol. First time I overdid it, had to back off a turn) after installing a bumper with a winch. Hence the extra preload. BTW, I was aiming at 22 1/2 inches hub to fender on my 3rd Gen. I'll have to re-measure how it settled.

 

Mine are 650's as well, once I put my winch and skid on I hope to not have to readjust them as I hear it's a real bitch. You look to be about 3 inches of lift right now.

 

Possibly yes, if we we splitting hair you could say 3 inches, I'd say 2.... Lol. Same suspension between 2nd and 3rd Gen, but Turd gen comes in 1 inch taller from factory.
It's not a complete pita, but I'd advise you to get one of those "T- handle" wrenches, it makes a heck of a difference. I didn't have it in the beginning, and I struggled to catch a hole in certain spots, all better now. I also used a penetrating oil, it might have helped some as well.

Sorry for
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Here is a pretty picture of when the setup was all new

 

I don't have adjusters but the red actually looks really good with the blue damn.

 

Fuck rubber bushings.

I needed to replace my ball joints, so while I was at it I decided to upgrade to poly bushings because the earlier year jba came with rubber and paint them black. I’ve always hated the red.

 

What a hellish experience. I made a mess when burning out the rubber. Still have to change the BJ but I threw em back on anyway.

 

Ugh, this is in my future lol

What poly bushings did you get?

 

So the rubber bushings that come with the original kit are junk? Mine should be delivered next week. Should I plan on replacing the bushings it comes with now or wait and do them later?

 

The poly ones from jba

Only old ones come with rubber. All new ones come with poly so you’re good.

 

When did they start coming with poly bushings? I bought my JBAs when they still had the Ball joints that usta rust

Edit I bought them of Jan 2018

 

If you have a zerk fitting then you have poly.

 

Thank you One less thing I need to worry about!

 

Good to know. I still hate rubber bushings lol

 

Is it even worth the upgrade? I don't even have zerk fittings lol

Mine are the OG high castor ones from like 2016!

 

good to know. I'm at 220k now, so i'm starting to think more long term, AKA less wheeling to wheel, more keep up with maintenance to keep her running smoothly

 

I've used the swingout like 15 times since it's been on lol.

So I guess for my old JBA UCA's, a set of these and I'll be golden for a while

 

I think it’s worth it, yes. Seeing as my truck is pretty much only used for wheeling, the miles they see are very hard so I wanted to make the upgrade.

 

Since I don't have a zerk fitting, I couldn't even maintain the poly bushings unless I drilled and tapped for one huh

 

Mine at least as the threaded spot for a zerk, and just has a little plug in it. I bought zerks for em. You can kinda see it here covered in soot.

Edit: self tapping zerks are a thing as well. Don’t know if they work in steel but worth checking.