I think it might be important to note your current relationship with MetalCloak and what abuse situation you put that joint in...
That's also a $5 part to swap out...
I think it might be important to note your current relationship with MetalCloak and what abuse situation you put that joint in...
That's also a $5 part to swap out...
Nothing is bulletproof, The phrase : "He could knock the horn off an anvil with a pillow" comes to mind!No pissing contest here. Just keeping it real. JJ's are awesome sir!
For the record, the JJ pictured is 5 years old, has roughly 60k miles of 90% daily driver duty and 10% mild to moderate trail abuse. That was the right lower at the frame end. Not exactly sure what happened to cause the bushing half to wad up like that. That was the only problem I've had with them. Otherwise the JJ's worked like a champ, and surely would go another 60k miles of trouble free service.
Oh, and the new bushing kit, washers and snap ring was $22. If you're going to replace one 5 year old bushing half, you might as well replace the other bushing half too, right?
Real,question.
Are JJs DOT approves in all states?
I though I had read someplace they were not.
I have no idea though, thought I’d ask.
Never heard of it personally. Surely if that was the case it would be all over the interwebz.I thought I read the DOT specified No heim style joints on highway vehicles. I could be mistaken.
Total failure of a heim type joint could be catastrophic.
I definitely have many times. The DOT doesn't care but there are states that will fail a vehicle in a safety inspection if it has heim joints in some locations like the steering system.... in 30+ years of reading street rod type magazines, I have never once read anything regarding Heim joints not being 50-state legal...
Hmmm...Well, if you have read it, then I stand corrected. Perhaps I've read stuff on rear suspensions, then? I honestly don't know how I would have missed that. Maybe the ads and such stated the DOT approval, and that's where I surmised its legality, not considering the exact application.I definitely have many times. The DOT doesn't care but there are states that will fail a vehicle in a safety inspection if it has heim joints in some locations like the steering system.
My own preference is Currie's or Savvy's arms that use Currie's well regarded Johnny Joint which I and most others consider to be the standard by which others are measured. Pretty much "bulletproof" too. Yes they have grease zerk fittings but they in fact don't need to be greased regularly. In fact the tolerances inside the Johnnyjoint are so tight that they don't easily take grease anyway. They normally only get greased when they get disassembled which isn't often. In fact mine are over 12 years old and they've never been taken apart or needed any work whatsoever. I've had 100% perfect experiences with mine which means I would never change to anything else. Quiet & noise free, they just plain work and work well. Not to mention their original design works so well it's still the same one they're shipping today.
I think it might be important to note your current relationship with MetalCloak
Just for the record... there is no "relationship" between MetalCloak and @bobthetj03... he is simply a long time customer that I appreciated chatting with so decided to send him the new Duroflex Bushings to upgrade the arms that he currently has 30,000+ miles on.
There is no agreement or any quid-pro-quo — I never requested that he do any posting about the product with the community. Anything he chooses to share about his experience with the Duroflex Kevlar bushings is purely based on his personal desire to share with this outstanding group of enthusiasts. :thumbup:
Exactly :meparto:Thank you! I'm just a dude, posing as another dude who cares, pretending to be a dude that knows something, but really is another dude that doesn't know shit. Right @Rob5589?
Yep, double adjustables for the uppers for sure would be worth it.I’m bringing back this old thread because I’m in the market for control arms. I know that control arms can be set and forget, but im being in the process of building my Jeep. I would have them set once for the original install. I would have to reset them again after I do a sye and tummy tuck. I would also have to reset them one last time if I go from a 3 inch spring to a 4 inch spring. The price being not too much apart would a aluminum double adjustable control arm be worth the extra money. Also i was interested in hearing how people liked the metalCloak arms being 7 months later since the last installment on this thread.
I guess my interests would be the metalCloak aluminum ones vs. savvy aluminum ones vs. metalCloak original or the ones from Currie.