Guldstrand solid bushings installed.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Guldstrand solid bushings installed.
Go them from redvetracr
I put them in right, right?
I'm wanting to get a speedway bar like norvals. Im thinking 2 inch should be good. The bar cost 185dollars 
Hopefully I can find a cheap used one.
I put them in right, right?
I'm wanting to get a speedway bar like norvals. Im thinking 2 inch should be good. The bar cost 185dollars Hopefully I can find a cheap used one.
Last edited by Yellow73SB; Feb 26, 2007 at 06:02 PM.
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That is the front a-arm right? looks weird in the pic.
Can't tell you if its in right as I don't know much about the solid bushings.
What speedway bar are you speaking of? a spreader bar?
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=532 $100
or does that speadway bar have to do with the spindles and rideheight?
Can't tell you if its in right as I don't know much about the solid bushings.
What speedway bar are you speaking of? a spreader bar?
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=532 $100
or does that speadway bar have to do with the spindles and rideheight?
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This is my speedway bar. It is 1 1/4 inch, splined on the ends for the arms and look at the solid bushings. No deflection here. I also run rod ends for a solid flex free linkage and at the same time no binding. It run me close to $400 by the time I was done
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St. Jude Donor '07
Did you have to bend your arms? Also what arms did you use? Can't seem to find any like yours.
I'm going to try and get everything used but the pillow boxes and arms I may not find.
What width bar are you running?
I'm going to try and get everything used but the pillow boxes and arms I may not find.
What width bar are you running?
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those are the exact same bushings i have.
installing them at the recommended 10 o clock position gives some additional negative camber. That's what i did on the driver's side. The passenger side only had one shim in so i was afraid i'd have too much negative even with no shims so i installed them straight up 12 o clock.
I redrilled the grease zerks on the upper arms on the passenger side after realizing you just can't get at them as designed.
Did you tack weld them in? I tacked the uppers and lowers.
Oh, they didn't provide enough machine bushings (washers). You want to be able to torque the end bolts to spec without the bolt head and washer touching the bushing, otherwise it would bind. You don't want too much space because the a arm will move around on the shaft under loading.
installing them at the recommended 10 o clock position gives some additional negative camber. That's what i did on the driver's side. The passenger side only had one shim in so i was afraid i'd have too much negative even with no shims so i installed them straight up 12 o clock.
I redrilled the grease zerks on the upper arms on the passenger side after realizing you just can't get at them as designed.
Did you tack weld them in? I tacked the uppers and lowers.
Oh, they didn't provide enough machine bushings (washers). You want to be able to torque the end bolts to spec without the bolt head and washer touching the bushing, otherwise it would bind. You don't want too much space because the a arm will move around on the shaft under loading.
Last edited by turtlevette; Feb 27, 2007 at 08:53 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
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