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Crushed control arm bracket.

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TJ777:
Yep when we went out last weekend I just now noticed I crushed my lower control arm bracket the one under the axle on the drivers side. I know I need to remove the whole axle and grid the bracket order new stronger one and weld them on.

PaulW:

--- Quote from: TJ777 on June 26, 2009, 01:59:32 PM ---Yep when we went out last weekend I just now noticed I crushed my lower control arm bracket the one under the axle on the drivers side. I know I need to remove the whole axle and grid the bracket order new stronger one and weld them on.

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it can be done with the axle in the truck

calvynandhobbs:
Gearhead has that XJ that he is dismantling next Friday at the hobby shop and XJs share the same control arms with TJs. You could use some parts off that XJ to sleeve and strengthen your current arms if you don't want to invest much money into your TJ right now.

PaulW:

--- Quote from: calvynandhobbs on June 26, 2009, 03:23:12 PM ---Gearhead has that XJ that he is dismantling next Friday at the hobby shop and XJs share the same control arms with TJs. You could use some parts off that XJ to sleeve and strengthen your current arms if you don't want to invest much money into your TJ right now.

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the xj may have a different gear ratio and may be a different f/end.  the dana 30's were high pinion, low pinion, tj's low pinion was a shorter length shaft then the xj low pinion, and the xj high pinion was reverse cut gears.  be careful if your going to swap the housing without checking them 1st.  at least make sure the gear ratio is the same.  or just weld on some new brackets. 

TJ777:
Its not the control arm its self its just the 2 brackets that the lower arm bolts into that is crushed. If there is anyone with the same front axle I would be interested in that as well seeing as my front diff was full of mudd and I still havent opened it to check it out.

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