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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: jagular7 on December 23, 2010, 08:46:12 PM
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Wheeling last weekend, I popped out the bump stop in the right rear. It wouldn't go back in easily so I started to replace the rear stops today.
After 6 yrs of wheeling, I finally checked the control arm bushings. These are the rears and needed replacement.
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(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/jagular7/TJ/Damage/DSCF1748.jpg)
It happens. Most of the bushings really had nothing there. And if you must know, these are Tera arms.
Cleaned up some old trails and cut new trails in a co-clubber's 40ac. Trailride next month coming.
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Those terra flex bushings do not last very long on a good day, got rid of my terra rear control arms a long time ago. Replaced them with some Currie ones and never looked back.
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I'm wheeling with 2 kids right now so that's why I'm buying my time. 6 yrs on original design Tera arms, pretty good and probably too long. Those bushings are not bushings. Replaced the arms with the newer design ones I had sitting on the shelf. Got them from a co-clubber when he decided similar to what you did.
When I get down to one or wheel by myself (probably less in a yr-1/2), I'll remove the rear seat, raise the gas tank into the floor or on it, redo the suspension for better geometry (3 link front, 3 link rear w/upper wishbone), redo the rear portion of roll cage, lengthen the wheelbase, flat belly and even finally toss in the doubler.