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Rear Suspension Done!
OK Guys,
I got the rear done this weekend. I put new Konis all around and found that the butt was jacked up. The only thing to do was to install my 27 mm torsion bars, Elephant's poly bronze spring plate bushings, Carrera adjustable spring plates. It was a job but just doing the rear has made the car much tighter. The handling is much improved, as would be expected since it was riding on 30 year old stuff. Let me say it loud and clear: the Elephant poly bronze bushings do not increase road noise or vibration. I can't tell any difference. These are a great product. Thanks Chuck! Troy
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09-22-2003, 07:23 AM
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Troy,
I'm with you...just did rear shocks (bilstein's) late last week. Did you manage to use a torque wrench on the top bolts? I think I saw a value, but had minor problems tightening the 'self-tightening' nut onto the top of the bolt - the bolt actually tries to turn some. Anyway, I think I got them good and tight. Couldn't torque the bottom to 94 (i believe) because my torque wrench goes just to 75 ft/lbs. I haven't replaced bushings or bearings yet, but I did replace both drive axles with bolt in Lobros. Ryan
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Yes, I used the torque wrench on the bottom bolts. Tops, no way. I just tightened them as well as I could and will rely on the nylock nuts to hold it togeter.
I post pictures when I can. I set the ride height to 24" rear and 25" front. I will mess with this a bit to get it just right. Sure looks better now that its hunkered down on its tires. Troy
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Sounds like it's all coming together nicely! I'll bet the adjustable spring plates made life a lot easier too.
Other PolyBronze bearing customers have given similar feedback - ride quality does not degrade. Glad you like the setup.
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Hi Chuck,
I still have to do the front end, but compared to the back, that should be easy. The polybronze bushings themselves were a snap to install really. It was the just getting to the point of installing them that was slow. The adjustable spring plates are really nice. I set the ride height eccentric to the middle of the range. When I installed everything and put the car on the ground, I only had to make a 0.5" adjustment to the passenger side to get it level. I do need that flat wrench though to make these adjustments easier. Is 24" rear fender to ground too low? So, the improvment is noticable and I'm only half done. Can't wait for that first drive after the front end is rebuilt. Thanks for you help along the way, Troy
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Troy Past: 1975 911S Silver Anniversary-rebuilt and sublime. Past: 1988 Carrera-backdated with a 3.6 and all the goodies. Present: 2011 GMC 2500HD with the 6.0 & 4x4!, 2004 Toyota Sequoia (wife's) |
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