Anybody tried these? Although my seats don’t wobble all the bushings are missing.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D72MQB7/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D72MQB7/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Seat Bushings
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I have used these, and they work perfectly.
EDIT: I double checked, and I actually used the ones from StableSeat on etsy.
Stableseat
EDIT: I double checked, and I actually used the ones from StableSeat on etsy.
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Shuttlesworth
TJ Enthusiast
I would be concerned about longevity. These are 3D printed which can be a worry depending on the type of plastic they printed with.
In terms of price they seem a bit high for a simple 3D printed part. That's like .03-15 cents of plastic and maybe 30 minutes in a printer.
In terms of price they seem a bit high for a simple 3D printed part. That's like .03-15 cents of plastic and maybe 30 minutes in a printer.
Wow, that's pretty pricey for some simple 3D printed parts. My driver seat is a little wobbly - are these bushings the reason? Is there a resource or write-up about this? I might need to model and print some of these. I already printed replacement shims for my Bestop rear seat after I broke the original plastic pieces.
Shuttlesworth
TJ Enthusiast
After a pretty exhaustive search, the forum consensus is that "Stable Seat" on Etsy is a good alternative. Although they are 3D printed, which is still not great, no one has had anything bad to say about them.
That being said, I have used 3D printed parts in the past in my Jeep and internal temps can sometimes creep into the yield temp of the plastic and they will deform into a goopy state and retail that when cooled. Also ABS and PLA do not hold up well to friction very well, and PLA hates water. Neither are great for this app, but if they are Nylon then it may hold up well to the wear, but again it doesn't like water.
There have been a few who make these bushing themselves out of Delrin (I think this is the way to go in the case of homebrew), but you would need access to a lathe or machine shop to do that. (driving up cost)
One guy found a flanged bushing/washer thing at Ace hardware that worked after minor tweaking, link provided below.
wranglertjforum.com
My final opinion is go with Stable Seat as it is a proven brand and there haven't been any bad reviews that I could find. The amazon link above only has one review and its poor.
wranglertjforum.com
That being said, I have used 3D printed parts in the past in my Jeep and internal temps can sometimes creep into the yield temp of the plastic and they will deform into a goopy state and retail that when cooled. Also ABS and PLA do not hold up well to friction very well, and PLA hates water. Neither are great for this app, but if they are Nylon then it may hold up well to the wear, but again it doesn't like water.
There have been a few who make these bushing themselves out of Delrin (I think this is the way to go in the case of homebrew), but you would need access to a lathe or machine shop to do that. (driving up cost)
One guy found a flanged bushing/washer thing at Ace hardware that worked after minor tweaking, link provided below.
Seat noise
See video, this is just with me pushing down on it by hand. Much noisier when sitting in the seat and making turns, start and stop. I didn’t see anything that needed tightening. I’m guessing maybe a weld or something has failed. Any ideas?
My final opinion is go with Stable Seat as it is a proven brand and there haven't been any bad reviews that I could find. The amazon link above only has one review and its poor.
Product Review: Stable Seat
I could not find any discussion about this product, so I thought I would give a review. The product is called Stable Seat. The front seats in my TJ rock back and forth about a 1/4 of an inch. This amount seems small but by the time the small movement makes it way up through the seat, the...
PETG parts hold up to the interior heat. That's what I made my phone holder and cb microphone mount out of after the PLA drooped like hot taffy.
Darsmith
TJ Enthusiast
Made my own with some Delrin left over from another project. Custom fit to the exact slot width. Smooth and no more rattling.
L0jik
TJ Enthusiast
OP
Already ordered the ones from above. For $20 I’ll test them and check back in. FWIW these have 7 ratings for 4.1 stars total. The one review said the lower bushing didn’t fit properly. If they don’t I will send them back.
Shuttlesworth
TJ Enthusiast
That's great! I couldn't find the good reviews when I did a quick look.
Best of luck with those.
The Stable Seat guy is all over the TJ pages on FB. Several have reported issues with breakage and premature failure. Like you, I suspected that manufacturing method would be less that optimal for this application but for a long time no one said much negative and then the reports of failure started showing up.After a pretty exhaustive search, the forum consensus is that "Stable Seat" on Etsy is a good alternative. Although they are 3D printed, which is still not great, no one has had anything bad to say about them.
That being said, I have used 3D printed parts in the past in my Jeep and internal temps can sometimes creep into the yield temp of the plastic and they will deform into a goopy state and retail that when cooled. Also ABS and PLA do not hold up well to friction very well, and PLA hates water. Neither are great for this app, but if they are Nylon then it may hold up well to the wear, but again it doesn't like water.
There have been a few who make these bushing themselves out of Delrin (I think this is the way to go in the case of homebrew), but you would need access to a lathe or machine shop to do that. (driving up cost)
One guy found a flanged bushing/washer thing at Ace hardware that worked after minor tweaking, link provided below.
Seat noise
See video, this is just with me pushing down on it by hand. Much noisier when sitting in the seat and making turns, start and stop. I didn’t see anything that needed tightening. I’m guessing maybe a weld or something has failed. Any ideas?
My final opinion is go with Stable Seat as it is a proven brand and there haven't been any bad reviews that I could find. The amazon link above only has one review and its poor.
Product Review: Stable Seat
I could not find any discussion about this product, so I thought I would give a review. The product is called Stable Seat. The front seats in my TJ rock back and forth about a 1/4 of an inch. This amount seems small but by the time the small movement makes it way up through the seat, the...
Shuttlesworth
TJ Enthusiast
I thought that was going to happen. A lot of the posts were from 2 ish years ago. About the time that ABS would give way, even with minimal use. 3D printing is great for prototyping, but it should rarely be used as an end user material.
I have a 3D printed part that has enough plastic in it to make a couple of hundred seat bushings and it never once occurred to me that it would make an actual viable part. For awhile reading everyone raving about how good the bushing kits were, I just figured I wasn't keeping up with 3D printing in plastic and needed to pay more attention. Then the failures started.
CJ2LJ
New Member
I made a video of how I fixed this issue. I hope it helps.
I’ve had the stable seat pieces of shit in for prob 4-6 months and they’re almost worn out. It’s better than nothing, but not by much.
or one could order these like I did and save
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D72MQB7/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D72MQB7/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Won’t work for mine anyway, I have an 02 and apparently those only work for 03-06. But all the comments say it’s basically the same 3D printed crap, nor are they even available, so…..