Forged lower control arm bushings

[MSCustoms]

X2 on using grease. I way over greased the poly bushings to make sure they didnt squeak

 

[alpinecrick]

The Autozone upper control arm bushings I picked up for some G3500 arms were US made.

That is good to know!

 

[454cid]

This is the correct bushing orientation. I took a picture for future reference lol

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Great job on those control arms. Did you blast them, or just scrub them before paint? What paint did you use and is it holding up well?

I blasted mine and the no longer availble BPS Red Oxide primer from TSC holds up great, but the top coat I used did not..... I used an asphalt fence post paint.

 

[MSCustoms]

Thanks, I sanded the arms with one of those sandings disks that are sand paper pieces on a wheel, almost like a flapper. I primed them with self etxhing primer through a rattle can and then painted them with rustoleum paint through a harbor freight spray gun.

I havent checked the arms but I painted the tow hitch with that and its holding up great other than it fades. Have you found any top coat that is durable?

 

[454cid]

Thanks, I sanded the arms with one of those sandings disks that are sand paper pieces on a wheel, almost like a flapper. I primed them with self etxhing primer through a rattle can and then painted them with rustoleum paint through a harbor freight spray gun.

I havent checked the arms but I painted the tow hitch with that and its holding up great other than it fades. Have you found any top coat that is durable?

I haven't really tried. When I rebuilt the front end again I just used some undercoating from the body shop supply store, knowing it would need it again periodically. I have been quite surprised to see the primer holding so well.

I did get my receiver powedercoated around that time, and it's flaking off and rusting again. Both receiver and control arms take a beating in the winter.

 

[pgutier1]

I got these:

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...k1500-pickup-4wd?q=Control+arm+bushings&pos=6

These are for the stamped steel arms and not the forged arms. The forged arms use 3.3185. I too am converting to forged from stamped. How was the installation? How are the bushings specs compared to the forged bushings?