10/03/2026
Desert season is kicking off across Southern California, and those cooler canyon runs are calling. Before you load up for Ocotillo Wells, Anza-Borrego, or Johnson Valley, climb under your rig with a pry bar and check your control arm bushings. Hard summer heat dries out rubber joints fast. Once you drop tire pressure and hit rutted shelf roads, cracked bushings turn into steering wobble and nasty driveline vibrations on the drive back. When was the last time you checked your suspension joints for play?