I welded the driver side up, but someone else did the pass side.
I hope my weld held, I had to fill a lot of gap 3/4 way round the sleeve, luckily the lower portion was still a 'natural seem' so it went together right as to not jack the suspension geometry out.
I wouldn't think the bushing to be bad unless you weld did break and you drove it hard, then maybe it could pinch but I dunno...