atthepark

I need to replace the bushings on the lower control arms and am having trouble finding the parts. Does anyone have a part number for these bushings?

1996 Ram3500 4x4 dually.

Thanks for the help.

patdaly

Moog K3131 should fix you up.

Rons red Ram

Be careful on the brand bushing. Check the year coverage. (I forget the brand lower that's different). I changed mine over a year ago. Afterwards, I always sensed a tracking issue. Had to keep correcting the wheel. This past summer I swapped all of them out for energy suspension urethanes. This is when I found there's 2 part numbers. Pre and post 2000. There's a bolt diameter change. When I installed the rubber pieces, the bolt hole was for the later and the fit was loose. When I did the urethanes, it was a close fit. Turned out the axle was shifted with the larger ID rubber parts. Looks like they're sold as a 1 size fit all 2nd gens when in fact there's a bolt diameter change in 2000. With the correct size sleeves that came with the urethanes I can take my hands off the wheel and roll straight.

patdaly

Ron, that's why I gave him the MOOG number, it is listed for the 94-99 trucks.

Drives me nuts this one size fits all listings today........

Rons red Ram

Absolutely. I think it was raybestos that listed 94~02.
Close just doesn't cut it especially the way it tossed the alignment of my axle. It was just subtle enough to irritate. Always drifting right on a straight road always having to correct. If I held it to keep the nose straight, I'd drift over the left line on a long enough stretch.
If I had to make a hard sudden stop, it was interesting to hold straight.

atthepark

Thanks for the information. Have to change both the upper and lower control arm bushings. The upper arm has a bolt stuck to the sleve on one bushing, so I will get bolts before taking a grinder to it.

Thanks again for the info.

patdaly

Just know there are 2 sized bolts, ours for the 94-99 trucks are smaller than the 00-02 trucks.

Don't let ANYONE tell you different.

joem

Yup, the older trucks have a smaller bolts for sure, I used energy bushings- picked em up on amazon. The first shipment was with larger holes for the 00+ rigs Amazon swapped them out quick. Getting the arm's off wasn't so easy with the bolts rusted and worn into the arms bushing- ended up cutting them off and getting nice new ones.

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