First link is for mounts for a 3" tube; his front axle has 2.5" tubes. Second link is for rear LCA mounts, which don't help on the aforementioned front axle and don't offer the protection necessary.
Need advice on what to do about bent axle
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First link is for mounts for a 3" tube; his front axle has 2.5" tubes. Second link is for rear LCA mounts, which don't help on the aforementioned front axle and don't offer the protection necessary.
Considering the original posters Post:
It might be advisable to just find an axle with the R&P that matches and get a used axle. Bolt it on and tell the kid to go to school in it.
These hardened Jeep people upgrade all the time and there's Dana 30s from 97' thru 06' that are laying around in someone's garage or backyard or salvage yard that will bolt right up. Get a salvage yard control arm and call it done. Maybe find a Dana 30 with matching R&P for $100.
Beats the shit out of buying and welding new brackets and such.
If your kid just needs a cool ride to school.... you're a star for cheap.
It might be advisable to just find an axle with the R&P that matches and get a used axle. Bolt it on and tell the kid to go to school in it.
These hardened Jeep people upgrade all the time and there's Dana 30s from 97' thru 06' that are laying around in someone's garage or backyard or salvage yard that will bolt right up. Get a salvage yard control arm and call it done. Maybe find a Dana 30 with matching R&P for $100.
Beats the shit out of buying and welding new brackets and such.
If your kid just needs a cool ride to school.... you're a star for cheap.
I didn't see it mentioned but the control arm itself is pretty tweaked and the rubber bushings are pretty cracked and dry rotted. OEM-style control arms are cheap.
The temptation is very strong to use the brackets as you suggested. The guy that sold it to me works as a county sheriff s I'm still trying to figure out if he just didn't know or was intentionally shady.
Thanks for all the information folks. Its given me a starting point on the ol' girl. Been 31 years since I've wrenched on a vehicle (outside of oil changes, replacing a spark plug, etc.) and I'm looking forward to it, however, it means I'm probably gonna be on here asking a lot of stupid questions due to ignorance.
Hadn't been mentioned but I had planned on replacing the control arms anyway. Figured that anything that could cause damage to the brackets like that probably tweaked the arms as well. Thanks for the heads up.
According to the PO, it had a 3" lift but he removed it. However, It has 31's on it, when I compare it to the neighbors 97 sport our springs are beefier and the jeep seems to set higher. Gonna have to do some research and figure out what exactly is going on with the front end.
