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Suspension is DONE!
What started out as a weekend project of changing shocks/struts ended up being a three week suspension overhaul. I ended up with a knocking sound from the driver's front side strut and thought the A arm bushings must have worn done and become more obvious with the pressure of the new shocks so I got the polycarbonate replacements from PP. I found that the amount of work to get them in with Zerk fittings was pretty time consuming so I got the bronze bushings from Elephant Racing and I will tell you, they were very nicely made. I replaced them, the ball joints, sway bar bushings, and went with 21mm torsion bars. I figured that since I was finishing the fronts up, I may as well do the rear so I got 27mm torsion bars, new sway bar bushings, and replaced the spring plates with the Sway-Away adjustables. Now, the car rides a little harsher but it handles GREAT! Thanks to all of you that answered my questions duirng the process because without ya, I would not have been able to get it done! Oh yea, I wrapped it all up with a set of 17" BBS LM's and I could'nt be happier!!!
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02-12-2003, 04:51 PM
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Good work! Sounds like you now have a pretty solid suspension. Keep us updated on how those bushings feel compared to stock. I realize you went with stiffer torsion bars as well so it might be tough to isolate the bushings feel.
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02-12-2003, 04:55 PM
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The car is stiffer and I thing most of it due to the torsion bars and I do 'feel' more of the road but the ride is not bad at all. I was expecting it to be really stiff but it is rather tame.
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02-12-2003, 10:12 PM
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Glad to hear the bronze bearings worked out well for you.
It would have been great to hear about the bearing change in isolation, but it seems that most everyone makes other changes "while your in there". I think the bronze bearings in combination with 21/27 tbars makes a great performance street combination. Enjoy.
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02-13-2003, 10:28 AM
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wish I knew about the bronze bushings before I replaced mine with plastic. My ride has much improved, but always looking for better quality. Cheers!
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02-13-2003, 01:15 PM
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Let's see some pics of the car with the new wheels too!
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02-13-2003, 01:37 PM
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I have a couple of pics but the files are too big. Anyone know how to make the files smaller?
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02-13-2003, 04:01 PM
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Many softwares have the option to Save for web and this makes them the "right" size for uploading. There is a free software called Ifranview (I think...) that you can use. Resize the image and save as gif would make the job.
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02-14-2003, 12:04 AM
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okay, I will give that a try.
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