Currie front upper arm bushing conversion

[Redline]

Has anybody put the Currie conversion bushing/joint into stock diff or specifically a dynatrac60? After putting together a jeep with Currie and seeing how much easier it is plus not having to deal with bushing bind, I want to do it on my jeep. So wondering if it’s a P.I.A. Or if it’s just basically like swapping bushings.

[Weebz]

I have never done a swap but I have replaced the axle bushing and it’s a bitch!   Older the bushing the worse it is.   

[KevinG]

20 hours ago, Redline said:

Has anybody put the Currie conversion bushing/joint into stock diff or specifically a dynatrac60? After putting together a jeep with Currie and seeing how much easier it is plus not having to deal with bushing bind, I want to do it on my jeep. So wondering if it’s a P.I.A. Or if it’s just basically like swapping bushings.

I did it on an LJ a while back.  The driver's side was just like swapping bushings. 

  I would imagine the passenger side on a Dynatrac60 would be pressing in a JJ on that side too as long as it has a bracket that's thicker than paper.  The "kit" curry had for the TJ/LJ 44 had a big steel shank that you welded in after you cut the old bracket down to about 1.5" above the tube.

 

 

[KevinG]

20 hours ago, Weebz said:

I have never done a swap but I have replaced the axle bushing and it’s a bitch!   Older the bushing the worse it is.   

I cheated.  I drilled a bunch or holes through the middle bushing then used an air chisel to kind of "fold itself in on itself".    I only did the upgrade because I had JJ's everywhere else.  The passenger side was a little easier (with a saw).  

[Weebz]

I pressed out the bushing and had an air chisel and all other instruments of destruction.  Ultimately had to gently cut with a hack saw blade and peel it back from that.  Those casings weren’t coming out.  

[Guest]

Now you all got me thinking to replace the bushings with JJoints before I install the axles again.   Does the Currie work on both sides of the axle housing? Dana 44. 

[Redline]

20 minutes ago, Spirit said:

Now you all got me thinking to replace the bushings with JJoints before I install the axles again.   Does the Currie work on both sides of the axle housing? Dana 44. 

Suppose to!

[Gruff]

This is why I ordered my Fusion set with replaceable joints. All these little things you figure out as you go along

[Guest]

So I am thinking this would be the better solution rather than trying to fit a new JJ on the passenger side?

[AJK]

Like this Devin?

https://genright.com/products/johnny-joint-for-upper-link-on-axle.html

 

This is for a D30 and 44 but I bet Currie has for the 60.

[Gruff]

12 hours ago, AxK said:

Like this Devin?

https://genright.com/products/johnny-joint-for-upper-link-on-axle.html

 

This is for a D30 and 44 but I bet Currie has for the 60.

 

Yes - this is the joint Fusion uses on their D60 front if you ask for it.

 

 

[Redline]

16 hours ago, AxK said:

Like this Devin?

https://genright.com/products/johnny-joint-for-upper-link-on-axle.html

 

This is for a D30 and 44 but I bet Currie has for the 60.

 

4 hours ago, Gruff said:

 

Yes - this is the joint Fusion uses on their D60 front if you ask for it.

 

 

exactly!