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Offline S-FLY

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RE lower control arm noise
« on: December 14, 2009, 07:50:22 PM »
I have Rubicon Express lower control arms on my XJ, I feel like they're moving around making clunking noises when I start and stop. I can feel it through the floor.  I couldn't budge the bolts holding them.  Anyone ever experience this?  :o
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Offline AV.NINE

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 08:10:29 PM »
how are your bushings?
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Offline S-FLY

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 08:12:07 PM »
4 weeks old.
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Offline dac

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 09:18:48 PM »
Sounds kind of like what's going on with mine.  Did it since they were new but all is tight like a tiger.
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Offline dubbleJs

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2009, 09:31:55 PM »
Are they poly/rubber bushings Stan or the spherical ball-joint style ones?
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2009, 09:40:14 PM »
RE had a problem with a bunch of their rubber/poly bushings, they will replace them when given pictures.
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Offline S-FLY

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2009, 11:49:40 PM »
Rubber bushing.  Is there more where I can read about this RE bushing replacement?
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Offline S-FLY

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2009, 11:52:02 PM »
I'm pretty sure it's these ones, I'll have to crawl under there and double check:

http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Jeep/XJ/Product.aspx?folder=XJCA&part=RE3705
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Offline Bnine

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2009, 12:39:32 PM »
There is to much weight to move by hand. Either have someone shake the whel and observe movement, or have someone back down an incline in neutral intermitantly slamming the brakes.

If your arms have movement, it will show itself with either of those tests.
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Offline S-FLY

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2009, 08:17:10 PM »
Is there a fix for this?  New bushings (preferably free replacements from RE)?
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Offline Pookapotamus

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2009, 06:45:53 AM »
i get a similar noise in my xj, but i dont have a re lift i have a budjet lift with poly bushings, could my noise be my poly bushings and should i be worried about it?
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Offline Justink

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2009, 09:01:16 AM »
my lca's did that.  turns out that when i stepped on it or braked hard it moved the front diff enough to hit the lower  control arm resulting in a noise like you are talking about.
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Offline S-FLY

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Re: RE lower control arm noise
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2009, 09:19:02 AM »
Oh, so you're saying it could be the end of the lower control arms where it bolts to the axle.  I'll check that.

So is it the bushings or just not tight enough?
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