smokinram99

hi guys, I have had some trouble to find out the right Energy Suspension bushings to fit front control arms. I have in my garage a set part#5-3131, following the En. Susp. website this is the correct part for my truck. opening the box there is an instruction sheet with the following script: part#5-3120 for 1994-99 Dodge Ram and part#5-3131 for 2000-02 Dodge Ram!
on the website part#5-3120 fit 1994-98 dodge ram!!
so there are any diffences beetween 99 and 2000 control arms? sleeves, bolts size...?
I dont wanna unscrew my c.arms and then cannot replace the bushings because the bolts or tube cant fit!
any help would be much apprecciate!

rob

Junk Man

Call suspension(s?).com owner knows his stuff & stocks most ES bushings.

high bid

If you have factory control arms....they may not work. If ES and you're replacing the existing ES ones then there should be no problem. I know when I replaced my skyjacker control arm bushings, factory replacements would not work and I had to use SJ. good luck.

98whitelightnin

They arent hard to take off the truck but they are a bi**h to get out of the control arms unless you use a press. I just got some rubber ones from Oreilly auto parts.

smokinram99

thanx guys...I'll try a call..none have experience w ES with stock control arms?
99 and 01 02 are the same?

smokinram99

checked yesterday...I have the wrong set!I think 5-3131 is for 2500-3500 RAM 2000 2001 years...bigger control arm bolts!

rob

RacerRon

I installed these on my truck. Getting the old bolts out and control arms off the truck is the hard part. You have to reuse the old bushing shells as they are crimped into the control arm. Simply heat the bushing shell with either propane or a cutting torch. When the rubber gets hot enough, it may shoot out on it's own or, you just push em out with a screwdriver. Cool them off and clean up (lacquer thinner and scotchbrite work great). Reassemble per instructions. The difference in the 2 sets are bolt size and sleve id.