Rear Lower Control Arm

[thekjwith9lives]

I posted a pic a few days ago of my clevis and found out it was aftermarket and now i found a new discovery! My lower control arms in the rear are completly diffrenet than any ive seen on a libby.Does anybody know what kind these are at all?

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[thekjwith9lives]

I posted it in wrong section!How do i go about moving it?!

 

[kj924]

I moved it for ya.

 

[thekjwith9lives]

thanks alot!

 

[kj924]

No problem.

Can you take some side shots of the KJ to see the height the RK lift raised it? I would have to guess that the rear control arms are from Rock Krawler too.

 

[thekjwith9lives]

Ok but the RK lift uses new clevis's and spacers in the rear to lift them from what they picture.This is the only picture i took of it before our camera went out , but from this pic it doesnt look lifted because it sitting on a angled driveway but when its level it looks better.

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[kb0nly]

Ok but the RK lift uses new clevis's and spacers in the rear to lift them from what they picture.This is the only picture i took of it before our camera went out , but from this pic it doesnt look lifted because it sitting on a angled driveway but when its level it looks better.

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Question....

First you realize your missing a lugnut right?? LOL

Next, did you put those tires on there? The reason i ask is if you did were you there when they did the balancing? I see you have a TON of weight on the one side of the wheel to get it balanced. I know a guy that bought those same type of tires and after the shop complained about balancing them he took them back and got something better. They were WAY out of balance.

 

[Jeepin05]

Uh oh, missing lugnut...

 

[thekjwith9lives]

Yes i realize im missing a lugnut lol.This is an older picture.When i bought it it had wheel locks and i lost the key(bad on my part)and the guys at Discount Tire busted the locks off and striped out the stud.I made them replace it and install it.Discount Tire are the ones that balanced them.I get them rebalanced every 3,00 miles because i got that lifetime balance/rotation stuff.The tires are wearing just fine BTW

 

[Quicksilversurf917]

I dont really see anything different with the control arms....

 

[thekjwith9lives]

They are round, skinnier, and are adjustable to change the pitch of the rear diff. I've never seen any made for the KJ and was just wondering if any of you guys knew

 

[Quicksilversurf917]

I could see they were round but didnt know they were adjustable. But the rear control arms I kno that can be fitted on the KJ that are adjustable are the rubicon express TJ rear control arms. Or JBA's red rear control arms

 

[Powerslave]

I dont really see anything different with the control arms....

They are different than what I got on my 2006. Mine are smaller square-ish tubes, with the sway bar attached to them. Those are round tube and; I don't see the sway-bar, or mounts for it. They probably are after market, needed for the lift kit? They sure do not look like mine...

 

[thekjwith9lives]

Yeah whoever had it before took the rear swaybar off and put on this lift.It must have been on here for a while because the suspension has sagged.I replaced one of the control arms with a stock one(totally different) because the bolt that you adjust couldnt stay tight even with locktight and air hammer and made ungodly noises going down the road.I cant tell the difference in between the two ,so now i got one OEM and one aftermarket lol.It rides just fine and its not going down the road sideways or anything so i guess its fine like that.

 

[bugnout]

Probably Rubicon Express. Rusty's had some trailing arms listed.

The purpose of swapping them with stock was to get the rear axle centered a little better. I think the RE's move the axle back about 1/2 inch.