Beefy axle control arm mounts - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Floydargue · 07-20-2007, 02:20 PM

Does anyone have suggestions on the best route to go for replacement upper and lower control arm mounts to weld onto the acle housing? I need some that will go onto a dana 44 front (76 cherokee style

) and that are as unbreakable as humanly possible. As much surface to surface contact as possible. The only place I have seen anything is at Rusty's, but I am looking for something beefier. If anything breaks, I want it to be the arm. If I break the control arms I am putting on, I deserve it

I was out on the trail over the weekend and the control arm mount at the axle end broke off. Ouch! We were luckily able to weld some crazy things together enough to get off the trail, but this has sparked up my ambition to do the axle swap I have been putting off.
Any suggestions welcome and appreciated!

53guy · 07-20-2007, 04:26 PM

ballistic fabrications has a ton of good mounts to choose from.

xjmania030 · 07-21-2007, 12:36 AM

do NOT go to balistic there stuff is ghetto fab.

87manche · 07-21-2007, 06:24 AM

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/index.php

good price, beefy parts.

call dan and tell him what you're doing, he'll make sure you get the right stuff.

Sierra Drifter · 07-21-2007, 11:27 PM

Rubicon express.
Teraflex.
TnT.
JKS
Foothill Offroad
Ballistic Fab
Currie
all make various axle brackets. I used the Rubicon Express, a little pricy but all 3/16 steel and beefy enough.
TnT Customs has a nice kit that includes a truss and coil, shock, track bar, and control arm brackets for $390.

AprilzWarrior · 07-22-2007, 07:16 AM

www.claytonoffroad.com

All 1/4" componentes and fully boxed or braced. Upper link mounts are 1/2"
Link to my 60 build, all clayton brackets...

http://fototime.com/inv/6D19BB25258D99E

AW

OlyWaXJ · 07-22-2007, 08:17 AM

Aprilz the link comes up as invalid.

OlyWa

AprilzWarrior · 07-22-2007, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OlyWaXJ

Aprilz the link comes up as invalid.

OlyWa

Thanks... fixed.

XJ_ranger · 07-22-2007, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xjmania030

do NOT go to balistic there stuff is ghetto fab.

im going to have to slap an X2 on that one... unless you think +-.250" is an acceptable spec....

AprilzWarrior · 07-22-2007, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XJ_ranger

im going to have to slap an X2 on that one... unless you think +-.250" is an acceptable spec....

I saw a Ballistic Fab Upper Control arm mount folding over off a D44 just the other day... No thanks.

07-20-2007, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Floydargue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Member # 83814 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 166	Beefy axle control arm mounts Does anyone have suggestions on the best route to go for replacement upper and lower control arm mounts to weld onto the acle housing? I need some that will go onto a dana 44 front (76 cherokee style) and that are as unbreakable as humanly possible. As much surface to surface contact as possible. The only place I have seen anything is at Rusty's, but I am looking for something beefier. If anything breaks, I want it to be the arm. If I break the control arms I am putting on, I deserve it I was out on the trail over the weekend and the control arm mount at the axle end broke off. Ouch! We were luckily able to weld some crazy things together enough to get off the trail, but this has sparked up my ambition to do the axle swap I have been putting off. Any suggestions welcome and appreciated! __________________ 1999 XJ/4.0L/AX15/Atlas 4sp (10.34)/Currie 9"/Waggy D44/35" Krawlers/ARBs front and rear

07-21-2007, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
xjmania030 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Member # 87936 Location: Tucson Posts: 58	do NOT go to balistic there stuff is ghetto fab. __________________ yeah!!!!!!

07-21-2007, 06:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
87manche Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 86724 Posts: 4,637	http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/index.php good price, beefy parts. call dan and tell him what you're doing, he'll make sure you get the right stuff. Last edited by 87manche; 07-21-2007 at 06:24 AM.

07-21-2007, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sierra Drifter Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Member # 49320 Posts: 112	Rubicon express. Teraflex. TnT. JKS Foothill Offroad Ballistic Fab Currie all make various axle brackets. I used the Rubicon Express, a little pricy but all 3/16 steel and beefy enough. TnT Customs has a nice kit that includes a truss and coil, shock, track bar, and control arm brackets for $390. __________________ 01 XJ D44/D60 ARBs 37's Axle swap thread: [url]http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397243[/url]

07-22-2007, 07:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
AprilzWarrior Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 21033 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 715	www.claytonoffroad.com All 1/4" componentes and fully boxed or braced. Upper link mounts are 1/2" Link to my 60 build, all clayton brackets... http://fototime.com/inv/6D19BB25258D99E AW Last edited by AprilzWarrior; 07-22-2007 at 07:12 PM.

07-20-2007, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
53guy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 77930 Location: Kaneohe, HI Posts: 885	ballistic fabrications has a ton of good mounts to choose from.

07-22-2007, 08:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
OlyWaXJ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 22393 Location: OlyWa Posts: 281	Aprilz the link comes up as invalid. OlyWa

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