Hi folks, I am currently walking down the suspension upgrade path that many of you have done before (and thank you for posting your builds!).
Here's what I have from ER:
- ER 30mm raised spindles - Bilstein struts (custom valved) with welded gussets
- Racing bump steer kit with rubber boots, weld-on steering knuckle brace
- 21/28 hollow torsion bars
- ER Poly Bronze rear spring plate bushings
- ER Rubber bushings front A arms
- Ball joints
- ER Mono-ball upper strut mounts
- ER Low-friction control arm mounts
- ER Quick-change adjustable spring plates
Other New Parts:
- Rebuilt Carrera front calipers (kits from our host)
- PMB fully restored/rebuilt/replated SC Rear calipers
- Stainless Steel brake lines (fr/rr) (from our host)
- New Carrera front rotors (from our host)
- New SC rear rotors (from our host)
- New rear bearings (from our host)
- Pedal bronze bushing rebuild kit (from our host)
- VW Rubber upper strut covers (Thanks for that tip Trog!)
- Brand new drive axles with CV joints (from our host)
- New semi-metallic brake pads with new caliper clips (from our host)
What I'm reusing:
- Rear Bilstein Sports (less than 4k miles)
- Later Carrera sways fr/rr
- Tarrett rear sway bar links
- ER strut brace
I've started working on this last week and have removed the front suspension and brakes. Today I'll start to disassemble the control arms and clean up the camber plates. It's as cold as a meat locker in the garage, so I may head out and pick up a propane garage heater. Here are some pics of the work so far.
Pelicans have been very helpful and I've saved a lot of time by learning from others. ...and by using a heat gun, penetrating oil and an air gun to remove everything.
Thanks also to Chuck at ER who's been very helpful, assisting me to put together a great mountain/canyon carving set up!
More updates as I work through the front end, then it'll be on to the rear end, then the brakes.
Cheers, - Craig_D
