JKS Bar Pin Eliminators


This is a pic of my rear shock mount. As you can see, the bushing has completely come out of the shocks eye.
Sliding the pins through the bushings may take some effort but it's nothing a tap or two with a hammer or on the ground can't fix.
Slide the two blocks on either end of the bushing and then place it in a bench vice. Slowly compress it until the holes line up and then slip the bolts through.
Here's what it should look like once everything is installed.

JKS Bar Pin Eliminators

Half way through an easy trail, my Jeep developed a squeaky rattle that quickly turned into a harsh thumping at the rear as I went over any size bump. After close examination of all my skid plates and suspension components, I noticed that my passenger side rear shock had worked it's way out of the upper bushing!! As many Jeepers know, this is a common problem with the lousy OEM bar pin design. The way to fix it and prevent it from happening again? Bar pin eliminators or BPE's.

What You Will Need

• JKS Bar Pin Eliminators
• Metric Socket Set/Wrenches (13mm, 15mm, 18mm, 19mm)
• Ratchet
• Ratchet Extension
• Bench Vice or Vice Grips
• Hammer

Installation

These instructions are for the installation of BPE's on the rear of a TJ only but I can't imagine it being to much different up front. I didn't get any for up front because I'm not having any problems with them yet and they are pricey. Anyway, here's what you need to do:

1. Park on level ground and spray your shock bolts with some PB Blaster.

2. Climb under the back of your Jeep and remove your existing shocks. A ratchet extension will really help out to reach the upper mounting bolts.

3. Hold your shock and smack the end of the bar pin with a hammer or on ground a couple of time to shove most of it out the other side. Then, clamp the bar pin in a bench vice or vice grips and extract it from the bushing. Repeat this process with your other shock.

4. Slide the cylindrical pin section of the BPE into the shock bushing as far as you can. Then, tap the end of it with a hammer or on the ground until it's as centered as possible in the bushing.

5. Now, slip the two blocks on either end of the bushing and then place everything in a bench vice. Slowly compress the ends until the holes line up with the holes in the pin and then slip the mounting bolts and lock washers through.

6. Release the vice, take the whole thing assembled underneath your Jeep and re-install your shock.

7. Repeat steps 3-6 for the opposite side.

NOTE: I bought my JKS BPE's used on eBay for $20. If there are any parts that I didn't install, it's because mine didn't come with them. Please let me know if you have any questions.