Anybody recognize these control arms?

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hardtailpan

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A friend of mine just sold his jeep and gave me some of his extra parts. Included in this is a barrel full of take offs from a rubicon that had a lift put on it at 50k miles. In this barrel were these control arms. Anyone identify these? Any good? Something you'd put on your jeep even if they're used?
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Thanks, I'll check em' out. I'm not familiar with these, are they any good? Something worth re-using or should they go to the scrap bin?
 
Jerry Bransford said:
I'd sell them on Craigslist.
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That's a possibility. I just picked up an Apex edition and I have a dana 44 that will eventually go into it, so I was thinking about using these instead of the stock arms. The rig won't see any heavy wheeling by any means, but these certainly seem to be more quality than the stamped steel control arms so I thought about using these when I do the swap. Not worth it?
 
hardtailpan said:
It will only get maybe a 1" spring spacer lift so the fixed (assume stock) length should be ok, yes? Swapping in a TJ Dana 44 shouldn't require adjustable length control arms, correct?
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Adjustable length isn't needed for only 1" of suspension lift, I was thinking you were going taller when you mentioned installing the Dana 44.

But it's possible the length of those control arms was set for an unknown suspension lift height. So compare their length to yours and if they're the same they'd be ok.
 
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Jerry Bransford said:
Adjustable length isn't needed for only 1" of suspension lift, I was thinking you were going taller when you mentioned installing the Dana 44.

But it's possible the length of those control arms was set for an unknown suspension lift height. So compare their length to yours and if they're the same they'd be ok.
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Lol, yeah, makes sense, the Dana 44 gives me the option to go higher! That being said I'm im in Mass and the lift laws here are annoyingly strict. I can basically only lift the jeep 3" (body and suspension combined) with a maximum tire size of 33". Legally anyway.
I picked up the Dana 44 a few months back because it was cheap. I didn't really have a use for it at the time. Then this rust free florida Apex edition showed up that I had to buy. It has Dana 30/Dana 35 with the coveted 3.07 ratio, so the Dana 44 will eventually find a home underneath this baby, and I'll re-gear the front to match.
 
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Being non-adjustable arms they are worthless IMHO. Factory arms would be a better choice as far as not being adjustable goes.
 
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Chris said:
Being non-adjustable arms they are worthless IMHO. Factory arms would be a better choice as far as not being adjustable goes.
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Thanks for the feedback Chris, this is kind of what I was wondering. When I swap the axle I will likely be replacing the control arms anyway. These appear to be very low mileage so I thought about using them, but I think I will just stick with factory.
 
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hardtailpan said:
Thanks for the feedback Chris, this is kind of what I was wondering. When I swap the axle I will likely be replacing the control arms anyway. These appear to be very low mileage so I thought about using them, but I think I will just stick with factory.
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Good decision, the factory control arms actually perform better (flex) than some aftermarket arms do.
 
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