The bushing blew out on my lower rear control arm for the second time in 1yr and a half. I have the Full traction 3"premium lift. Has anyone else had this problem? If this wasn't bad enough 2 days later my drivers side rear tire fell off while driving down the road at 45mph (scary). Now I'm jeepless for a couple weeks. Starting to second guess my jeep after 50k miles.

 

give them a call, I'm sure they'll warranty it.

I must have lucked out, I've put 20,000 on mine and there fine.


How the hell did your tire fall off?

 

How did your wheel fall off?

 

I'm not sure I was driving down the road felt a wobble and then saw my wheel and tire pass me up. The talk at work was it was an assasination atempt. I asked the dealer they weren't sure how it could happen. Talked to my 4x4 guy he didn't know either. Full Traction is supposed to be sending out a new bushing for the control arm next week. I hope they send the right thing this time, last time the sent a control arm for a tj.

 

The more that I see these issues the more I am thinking about going with the Nth kit since I am sure if I were traveling, or ever had any issues it would be a hell of a lot easier to get a stock bushing. Also I have heard that it is tough to beat an OEM bushing.

 

Your not alone. I lost all the bushings except the front uppers. I spoke with Full Traction and they told me that they have had over 40 complaints. It appears that they had received a bad batch. They sent me the replacements free of charge and I installed them. Last Saturday I did the Rubicon Trail (in my Rubicon), and when I got back I thought I should check the bushings. Guess what? They are toast. So I call FT and they apologize and say that they may have sent me the old stock again! Been a week and a day, and no bushings yet. I'm calling tomorrow.
In there defense though, other than the bushings, my suspension has taken a beeting and still works great!