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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 08:51 PM
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Lower Control Arm Bushings

I need to replace the bushings on the lower control arms and am having trouble finding the parts. Does anyone have a part number for these bushings?

1996 Ram3500 4x4 dually.

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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by atthepark
I need to replace the bushings on the lower control arms and am having trouble finding the parts. Does anyone have a part number for these bushings?

1996 Ram3500 4x4 dually.

Thanks for the help.
Moog K3131 should fix you up.
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 11:08 PM
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Be careful on the brand bushing. Check the year coverage. (I forget the brand lower that's different). I changed mine over a year ago. Afterwards, I always sensed a tracking issue. Had to keep correcting the wheel. This past summer I swapped all of them out for energy suspension urethanes. This is when I found there's 2 part numbers. Pre and post 2000. There's a bolt diameter change. When I installed the rubber pieces, the bolt hole was for the later and the fit was loose. When I did the urethanes, it was a close fit. Turned out the axle was shifted with the larger ID rubber parts. Looks like they're sold as a 1 size fit all 2nd gens when in fact there's a bolt diameter change in 2000. With the correct size sleeves that came with the urethanes I can take my hands off the wheel and roll straight.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 01:00 PM
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Ron, that's why I gave him the MOOG number, it is listed for the 94-99 trucks.

Drives me nuts this one size fits all listings today........
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 01:17 PM
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Ron, that's why I gave him the MOOG number, it is listed for the 94-99 trucks.

Drives me nuts this one size fits all listings today........
Absolutely. I think it was raybestos that listed 94~02.
Close just doesn't cut it especially the way it tossed the alignment of my axle. It was just subtle enough to irritate. Always drifting right on a straight road always having to correct. If I held it to keep the nose straight, I'd drift over the left line on a long enough stretch.
If I had to make a hard sudden stop, it was interesting to hold straight.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 01:34 PM
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Thanks for the information. Have to change both the upper and lower control arm bushings. The upper arm has a bolt stuck to the sleve on one bushing, so I will get bolts before taking a grinder to it.

Thanks again for the info.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by atthepark
Thanks for the information. Have to change both the upper and lower control arm bushings. The upper arm has a bolt stuck to the sleve on one bushing, so I will get bolts before taking a grinder to it.

Thanks again for the info.
Just know there are 2 sized bolts, ours for the 94-99 trucks are smaller than the 00-02 trucks.

Don't let ANYONE tell you different.
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by patdaly
Just know there are 2 sized bolts, ours for the 94-99 trucks are smaller than the 00-02 trucks.

Don't let ANYONE tell you different.
Yup, the older trucks have a smaller bolts for sure, I used energy bushings- picked em up on amazon. The first shipment was with larger holes for the 00+ rigs Amazon swapped them out quick. Getting the arm's off wasn't so easy with the bolts rusted and worn into the arms bushing- ended up cutting them off and getting nice new ones.
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