Anyone have experience with these control arms?

JMT said:

Yep, and find yourself back in the same place looking for arms a year from now.

@Lubbockguy1979. If you want to go to junkyards to get some iteration of an arm and that's more fun, then knock yourself out. From your threads I've read it sounds like your trying to get by for awhile until you do a real build. Why? Just save and wait. There's no reason to throw good money away (unless that is your version of fun).

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The reason. Most folks with dreams to build the ultimate (place your example here) that ive seen take a running vehicle completely dismantle it for the perfect build run out of time, money or interest. Sure i could do this but it takes alot of dicipline to finish the job. Should you waver though you end up with a valueless vehicle that gets sold for pennies on the dollar. Ive seen a few pull it off but most dont. However those that keep a relatively usable vehicle seem to keep building and stay interested. I have goals in mind, a budget id like to stay under, a timeline id like it done in (which wont happen almost never does unless you can make a montage happen with sponsors and movie magic).... i chose to do it in phases. With a goal of being wheelable, cruise able and hopefully some fun between stages. Ive picked up the donor vehicle for axles and it is severely cramping my shop space but it should fund most of the axle build as i get parts sold. Once the axles are built and funded i will move on to the drivetrain possibly. I dont plan to be on stock axles this time next year and a top tier bolt on suspension wont likely work with the full width axles i want to use. If they would i likely would have gone that way. Most of the parts will be resold to recoup amd fund other stuff. But if i can refrain from modifying the stock axles with bracketry and the sort they should still be sellable to a wider audience than the guy in my specific shoes... Might possibly pick up another tj if the price is right amd i can make some money off of it. I doubt i will come close to breaking even but a 2 year undrivable project sounds less enticing than a 2 or 3 year project that can be driven.

Keep in mind im likely not the average guy in what and how i use my jeep. Its one of 4 vehicles i drive including work trucks amd the sort. The wife has an additional car she drives. It would be lucky to get 10k miles a year hell my pickup that i drive off the clock dosent see that evem with road trips. It will be more like a sxs thats road legal for possibly the weekends and there isnt much of any hardcore wheeling around west texas within probably 100 miles.

cpwolf said:

I think it’s this forum, actually. The folks on here have used a bunch, and have a lot of specific experience that works very well.

Go to the TJ Facebook owners clubs group, and there are all kids of recommendations for all kids of parts manufacturer.

I’ve dealt with/taken on Rough Country, Rubicon Express, and at this point I have moved to just a couple on this suspemsuon

Savvy and Currie (RockJock) that use Johnny Joints. They just seem to work, so I’ve decided I’ll wait to get that however possible.

If budget, I look at Core4x4. I have personally ordered, he even made custom double adjustable JK Upper arms that weren’t listed at the time, I. The USA, with Johnny Joint.

Those are what I recommend.

If budget or testing, go for it, but I’ve been reading threads here for 3 or 4 years, and there are a lot of “Bought RC or this Kit etc” . It rides all over what do I do.

One problem I see, is they see cheap RC, so go for a full 4”. But, RC NEVER says all the other stuff you gotta do to make it run well. Drives me crazy. What 4” kit wouldn’t have a SYE adjustable arms and DC Driveshaft? I guess at minimum a TC drop and MML should be included. There’s no way you go 4” suspension and don’t need all that.


So…..I think that jades a lot of the guys here, and I’m getting there.

If I Had a huge budget build, I’d stick to 2” and could use less expensive deals.

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I agree. I ordered the rest of the arms from core earlier this afternoon because they were a known quantity. I thought i had a pretty good idea of what i needed going into it but i was wrong. In retrospect it makes sense the lowers would cause pinion issues as the intended design is of the oe driveline not a sye dc type driveshaft. I figured at this point might as well buy front arms as that will probably pop up next. I steered away from rough country as their reputation has never been that great and given the cost of their arms i would have been at close to the same investment in the tier 2 arms with better joints.

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This is the angle bracket you need if you get an SYE. I’ve go t this selling for $50 in Cedar Park, or go online and maybe find one. My son is home from TT for Thanksgiving and back up if you’re in Lubbock.

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From that angle it does look like it is further angled unlike the current bracket that came with the kit. Id be interested in it. I will pm you to work out details. I am in lubbock.