[SBO||||O]

Has someone reviewed the Daystar RE bushing replacements?

How did the installation go?

How are they holding up?

[armyRN]

Originally Posted by SBO||||O

Has someone reviewed the Daystar RE bushing replacements?

How did the installation go?

How are they holding up?

One of the vendors was selling them when I was at Moab in April, so I bought a set. Around $55 +/- if I remember correctly. Soon after I got home I changed them out.

The installation went fine. Slow & tedious but not technically difficult. I removed each control arm, took it to the workbench, swapped the bushings out, then remounted it. It was a little bit of a pain to get the original rubber bushings out, but with a few screwdrivers it went fine. On my passenger side rear upper I couldn't get the bolt out from the axle side, so I ended up having to change that bushing out with the control arm still attached to the Jeep. Of my factory rubber bushings, the lower control arms looked fine; the rear uppers looked like they were starting to split, but hadn't yet.

So far they are holding up well.

[Climbit]

Originally Posted by armyRN

One of the vendors was selling them when I was at Moab in April, so I bought a set. Around $55 +/- if I remember correctly. Soon after I got home I changed them out.

The installation went fine. Slow & tedious but not technically difficult. I removed each control arm, took it to the workbench, swapped the bushings out, then remounted it. It was a little bit of a pain to get the original rubber bushings out, but with a few screwdrivers it went fine. On my passenger side rear upper I couldn't get the bolt out from the axle side, so I ended up having to change that bushing out with the control arm still attached to the Jeep. Of my factory rubber bushings, the lower control arms looked fine; the rear uppers looked like they were starting to split, but hadn't yet.

So far they are holding up well.

FYI a torch will get the bushings out real fast

and dropping the springs will make pulling the bolts out of the CA's a breeze.

[SBO||||O]

Thank you. I can see that my bushings are cracked. THey have been in there since 2005!

[J03_TJ]

So this hasn't been bumped in a while. Just wondering if anyone's put some serious work to the Daystar bushings. If so, how are they holding up? I only really care about my rear uppers, but would be interested to know of any failures on either upper or lower arms, and how they are holding up.
I think people would be interested if it's a success story.

I always wondered if it was the hourglass design that was more prone to failure and if the Daystar material proves otherwise?

I should add I've had them installed in my rear uppers for about 8 months or so and 10k miles or so. Not much flexing just hunting and fishing trips as well as my DD. I haven't had them out to check, but probably should take a look at them.

[gobeer]

I installed a set a few weeks ago. Extreme improvement over the worn out bushings. After a few weeks of road driving and off road trips they are loosening up already. I'll update after some more offroad time.

Edit: Its been 4 weeks. 3 of the four weekends I've been in the trails. I cracked the upper passenger rear bushing. It looks like its cracked in half. Bummer.