Man you'd think if this was actually a problem Jeep would've figured out over the last 8 years that the fix is a grade 8 bolt kit that they could get very cheaply in mass quantities. Except it's not a problem. There's millions of jeeps driving around with "wrong" size bolts.

 

Things are not always engineered for the highest quality product. Products are formulated to make money, and sometimes things like using threaded bolts instead of shouldered bolts, metric sizing, or what ever else makes a company lots of money.

Use your judgment here, the hole size IS larger, the bolt threads DO eat into the bushings. Why not prevent that for 50 bucks. It's worth the entertainment in wrenching anyway.

 

How long did it take to start a campaign to add a hitch to the older Cherokee's to prevent 'some' accidents? Go on ahead and measure your jeep and you may be surprised at the difference in hole sizes. The company is about making money now and obviously if we're still buying them then why would they change the bolts??

Fyi- you can get just the four track bar bolts for $25 on eBay. I support vendors but I don't find my control arms to be an issue so why not save the extra $$$?

 

I did it, had to ream out the upper control arm frame mounting points. The lower control arm axle end has a square hole in the in-board side, like for a carriage bolt. I like working on the Jeep, trying to keep it all standard as much as possible

 

This statement made me laugh. If Jeep knew what they were doing, why after 8 years do brand new un-modified JK's still get death wobble? Think about it.

 

This ^^^

 

Yeah, I'm on the fence with this one. I still have the OEM bolts. I also check torque on all suspension/steering parts each time I change my oil (so around 6,000 miles). Heck, I don't even have a steering stabilizer anymore, haven't for over a year.

 

I just changed my rear lower shock bolts to 1/2 inch size with thick washers. The stock m12 bolts are so undersized.

Even torqued downed the stock bolts would make my shocks clunk over bumps.