my UCA mounting points have expanded

[hadtomer]

Hey guys- my quest for front suspension noise continues and things are going bad.

My front suspension has been making noises when i hit a potlole. alignment was done, my JBA UCA's are brand new and the noise is driving me mad.

I lifted the jeep today and started checking. And i think i got it. as we all know the UCA's connect to the chasis on 2 points. (excuse my english)- there is some slack there. the rubber bushes are NEW and it still has some play. we checked and double checked- and it seems that the bolt holes have expanded a bit. on the driver side. that is why i have some play.

I honestly dont know what to do. any ideas?

 

[lfhoward]

Please take photos of your upper control arm and ball joint installation for us and post them here. It will help us know if anything looks wrong. I remember you also mentioning incredibly poor handling. We could maybe see if anything in the picture could be causing that too.

 

[hadtomer]

thanx. it will be taken care of but not asap....

Its not my daily driver - and usually i get upset about this stuff and it takes me a while to mess with the jeep again. its like "finally!!! it works!!! wait....no it doesnt".

just got back from a 2 day trip..hard wheeling..need some rest, me and the jeep. we have a saying - "what's far from your eyes is far from your mind". its like "if i cant see it- i cant get upset".

 

[tommudd]

Have you physically removed the UCAs to see what the arms, bracket etc looks like ?

 

[duderz7]

If you've stretched the bolt holes out where the uca's mount you could weld a large heavy washer over it to get yourself a round hole again.

 

[LibertyTC]

Tom those Upper control arm bolts & front sway bar end links are they suppose to be torqued to spec only once on the ground?
80 lbs-ft for front upper.
specs here: https://www.jeepkj.com/threads/torque-spec-and-socket-size-reference-guide.49749/

 

[tommudd]

Tom those Upper control arm bolts & front sway bar end links are they suppose to be torqued to spec only once on the ground?
80 lbs-ft for front upper.
specs here: https://www.jeepkj.com/threads/torque-spec-and-socket-size-reference-guide.49749/

Yes

 

[hadtomer]

these things gave me a lot of grief. the bolt hole on the drivers side became a bit oval. some welding was done at the shop- its ok now