2002 1500 Cross-member bushing, does someone make one???

[audiowize]

I can't for the life of me find replacement bushings for the cross-member on my 02 Ram 1500. This is where the rear of the control arm lands and a bolt goes through it into the torsion bar.

Am I SOL on replacing this part? I have some clunking in the front end and this is one of the last factory pieces of rubber in there.

 

[HemiLonestar]

Looks like what you need is 17 or 18, now you just need to figure out which and whether you can find it lol.

 

[audiowize]

They look to be long, long, long ago discontinued. I'm a little surprised Dorman doesn't put out a replacement.

 

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I can't for the life of me find replacement bushings for the cross-member on my 02 Ram 1500. This is where the rear of the control arm lands and a bolt goes through it into the torsion bar.

Am I SOL on replacing this part? I have some clunking in the front end and this is one of the last factory pieces of rubber in there.

Are you able to pull out the bolts, #16 in HemiLonestar's, pic?

 

[audiowize]

I've been spraying them down with penetrant while I look around for new bushings.

 

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I've been spraying them down with penetrant while I look around for new bushings.

I'm rooting for you...I had to cut them out of my 07.

 

[DomCard]

I got mine from rockauto when I replaced all the bushings

 

[audiowize]

I got mine from rockauto when I replaced all the bushings

Can you look up what you ordered possibly? The only lower rear bushing I see on Rock Auto has the same specs as the lower front bushing, which doesn't seem correct.

 

[DomCard]

This is what I found. The two lower ones are the same. I had to remove the torsion bar to get bolt out. As far as the bushing 13 in the diagram above. I did not replace. Those are torsion track bushigs

 

[audiowize]

Ah, that's the info I was looking for! Because Chrysler assigned two different part numbers to the F/R control arm bushings, I assumed that they couldn't possibly have the same dimensions. Since they are the same, this all should be much easier! Thanks for the help.

 

[audiowize]

Everything came apart pretty easily, I'm very thankful for that! Naturally my ball joint press isn't quite big enough to press the new ones in, so now I get to wait on the Miller 8682 to suck the new parts back in.

I suppose having this downtime means I can order a few more bits and pieces to replace worn parts. The cowl pad under the hood smells pretty funky, and naturally that drifts into the HVAC inlet. I'm going to have a go at sanding the rust off my wiper arms and painting them as well.

 

[DomCard]

I had to order same tool. Helps a lot and makes it quick and easy

 

[audiowize]

Yes, this is a hefty tool! It struggled a little to press the new bushing into the control arm, but it was no problem to do the one in the chassis. When I do the second one, I may do some quick sanding on the control arm to open up the hole a thousandth of an inch or so to make the process a little easier.



That wasn't doing me any favors. I'll have to work up the motivation to do the other side, I'm sure it's just as bad.

 

[DomCard]

Put some grease on the threads of the tool, also a thin coat around bushing. an air impact also helps.

 

[audiowize]

Yeah, I put a lot of penetrating oil on the bushing sleeves and greased up the threads. Things seemed a lot easier just using a box end wrench and my breaker bar to do the pressing.

 

[Situation 5]

So I have a question for y'all. In the pic of the factory suspension that was posted, does anyone have an idea where I can get the torsion bar crossmember or the bushings? Or is the a lift kit that comes with one?

 

[audiowize]

They are NLA. While every single bushing was toast on my truck, those were still 100% OK and I don't think they live a very rough life.

 

[DomCard]

So I have a question for y'all. In the pic of the factory suspension that was posted, does anyone have an idea where I can get the torsion bar crossmember or the bushings? Or is the a lift kit that comes with one?

There is a lift kit that comes with it.. Rough Country has it.

 

[Situation 5]

There is a lift kit that comes with it.. Rough Country has it.

IT comes with the new torsion bar crossmember? From what I saw, it was only a dropdown for the factory support bar.

 

[Situation 5]

I may have found a solution. Earlier I talked with a company that said they can custom mold them for a minimum quantity of 50 street grade polyurethane bushings, and the mold would cost 200. The cost of all the bushings would be several hundred more. Its the only solution so far since Mopar stopped making them years ago, no dealer has any left in the entire country, and won't authorize the aftermarket to make them. It seems theres a demand for them so I think it would be worth it.