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I had placed an order a little over a month ago for the RRO UCA's and never heard anything for several days. No email confirmation for the order..nothing. I called them and they said they werent even finished with production so I canceled the order and received my money back right away. Their customer service does suck, but maybe they can make up for that with their product.
A quick update. Got my arms ready to go (painted) so Just need to install them.
I noticed that the bushings were a much smaller diameter than my OEM arms so I contacted RRO to see what they used.... their website is misleading in the sense that when they say "OEM Jeep control arms bushings" one would think "OEM Jeep WK/XK control arm bushings".
To their credit they responded right away. However, they used the KJ control arm bushings. So then I responded basically asking WHY??.... no response.
Why would they spec out a smaller diameter bushing used on a considerably smaller vehicle for the "heavy duty" control arms is a mystery to me. (FYI the smaller the diameter, the higher the stress concentration).
I have them.... so we'll see what happens. But based on this alone, I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending these arms to XK/WK owners who are planning on going off-road often. They're probably fine for the lifted DD type vehicle that might venture off pavement on occasion; in that sense they're still a nice lower cost solution.
Part of me wishes I could return them Just based off their website statement of "Rocky Road control arm kits come with Extreme Duty ball joints and dust boots, bushings and hardware."........ I'm calling BS on KJ bushings being "extreme duty" for a XK....
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Don't know how I didn't pick this up sooner.... the bushing difference is obvious. The OD of the OEM bushings are larger than the OD of the RRO arms bushing housing....
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My set arrived today, 6 days after ordering! After a couple of months of no reponses, i gave up, then tried again last week and instant answer and delivery!
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I noticed the bushing size as well, time will tell!
Oh, and nice paint job there Matt!
Definitely looking forward to seeing if they stand up to YOUR abuse!
I'm going to recommend they change that in their design ASAP. So if we have issues, hopefully they'll swap them out for us.
I guess its a good thing that I kept the JBA UCA's. So far no issues!!!
Well here's an update. Some info from RRO.
Make of it what you will. While i'm not pleased with their bushing choice or reasoning, I'll hand it to them that the arms came quick and they've been very responsive to my E-mails; two things I didn't expect from some reviews. Hopefully they decide to take my advice and update the design for the next production phase.
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Haha. Yeah the CRD liberty doesn't touch the commander in weight over the front end. They need to keep in mind that the guys who are ordering these UCA's have lifted rigs which are taken off road often. I can see you having to replace bushings often. Again +1 for JBA...