rumblebelly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- FT COLLINS, CO
I own a 00 XJ Classic that I bought earlier this spring. I now has about 81K miles. When I got the title I noticed it spend the majority of it's time in Illinois. There's some rust underneath, a tad bit of spots on the bottom of the doors too.
I noticed my swaybar bushings (bolted to the body) are really worn bad. Also, I had some ball joints go bad lately as well. My old 88 XJ, which spent all of it's life in Colo, had the original swaybar bushings and they looked as good as new after 160K. Also, I didn't have to replace much in regards to components that are exposed to salt.
Is their a connection between rust corrosion and parts wearing out a little quicker, even rubber parts? Or is this just a coincidence? I'm asking because I've been trying to decide if I wanna part with this XJ or keep it for a few years. Here in Colorado we don't have many rust problems so this rust concern is a little new to me.
I noticed my swaybar bushings (bolted to the body) are really worn bad. Also, I had some ball joints go bad lately as well. My old 88 XJ, which spent all of it's life in Colo, had the original swaybar bushings and they looked as good as new after 160K. Also, I didn't have to replace much in regards to components that are exposed to salt.
Is their a connection between rust corrosion and parts wearing out a little quicker, even rubber parts? Or is this just a coincidence? I'm asking because I've been trying to decide if I wanna part with this XJ or keep it for a few years. Here in Colorado we don't have many rust problems so this rust concern is a little new to me.