budget suspension setups
02-17-2007, 09:20 PM
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Re: budget suspension setups
Originally Posted by junkyard racer
good shock absorbers & traction bars FTW
the biggest difference i noticed was the poly bushings in the LCA's. old nasty 16 year old rubber doesnt hold ---- in place like it should
02-17-2007, 10:05 PM
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Re: budget suspension setups
balljoints and bushings as well as anti sway bars make huge differences in handling. Even if you're on stock shocks/springs, brand new bushings will make your car ride ------- awesome.
and the only way bushing squeak is if you dont grease them enough. You gota grease the ---- out of them.
and agx's are trash.
and the only way bushing squeak is if you dont grease them enough. You gota grease the ---- out of them.
and agx's are trash.
02-17-2007, 10:17 PM
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Re: budget suspension setups
its the upper control arm bushings that make all the noise, a shot of white lithium every couple weeks does the trick though.
even w/ just a stock Si rear sway and the poly bushings, i can make the *** end of my hatch step out pretty easy
even w/ just a stock Si rear sway and the poly bushings, i can make the *** end of my hatch step out pretty easy
02-18-2007, 12:02 AM
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Re: budget suspension setups
Originally Posted by Racintweek
its the upper control arm bushings that make all the noise, a shot of white lithium every couple weeks does the trick though.
even w/ just a stock Si rear sway and the poly bushings, i can make the *** end of my hatch step out pretty easy
even w/ just a stock Si rear sway and the poly bushings, i can make the *** end of my hatch step out pretty easy
02-18-2007, 12:14 AM
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Re: budget suspension setups
You looking to hook off the line, not corner? None of these guys has a clue.
Make some suspension limiters out of old shock rod, weld them so they pass alongside the LCAs with threads pointing down up front, and pointed up and alongside the UCA in the back. Construct/weld boxes off the xCAs so that the shock rods pass through them, then spin a hard poly bush similar to the forward radius rod units, backed by a washer and then a lock nut, up them until you get the max travel you want up front and the max compression you want in the rear.
Five dollars, big fish, and no FWD streetcar will be able to hook as well as you.
Make some suspension limiters out of old shock rod, weld them so they pass alongside the LCAs with threads pointing down up front, and pointed up and alongside the UCA in the back. Construct/weld boxes off the xCAs so that the shock rods pass through them, then spin a hard poly bush similar to the forward radius rod units, backed by a washer and then a lock nut, up them until you get the max travel you want up front and the max compression you want in the rear.
Five dollars, big fish, and no FWD streetcar will be able to hook as well as you.
02-18-2007, 12:29 AM
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Re: budget suspension setups
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
You looking to hook off the line, not corner? None of these guys has a clue.
Make some suspension limiters out of old shock rod, weld them so they pass alongside the LCAs with threads pointing down up front, and pointed up and alongside the UCA in the back. Construct/weld boxes off the xCAs so that the shock rods pass through them, then spin a hard poly bush similar to the forward radius rod units, backed by a washer and then a lock nut, up them until you get the max travel you want up front and the max compression you want in the rear.
Five dollars, big fish, and no FWD streetcar will be able to hook as well as you.
Make some suspension limiters out of old shock rod, weld them so they pass alongside the LCAs with threads pointing down up front, and pointed up and alongside the UCA in the back. Construct/weld boxes off the xCAs so that the shock rods pass through them, then spin a hard poly bush similar to the forward radius rod units, backed by a washer and then a lock nut, up them until you get the max travel you want up front and the max compression you want in the rear.
Five dollars, big fish, and no FWD streetcar will be able to hook as well as you.
02-18-2007, 12:37 AM
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Re: budget suspension setups
ya thats sounds cool and fun, but i pretty much cant fabricate anything, i own a angle grinder, a BFH, and basic tools. and a sick *** electric impact gun i scored for $7.
i really want a e36/46 bmw but there out of my range, unless i were to give up my bike, but not happening, so id jsut like my car to handle and hold the road and corner good like one, and a 2" drop is nice. i never go to the track though.
i really want a e36/46 bmw but there out of my range, unless i were to give up my bike, but not happening, so id jsut like my car to handle and hold the road and corner good like one, and a 2" drop is nice. i never go to the track though.
