Winter project rear suspension
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Racer
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From: Oh Lord, Stuck in Lodi again.
Winter project rear suspension
Just wondering how labor intensive it is to rebuild the rear suspension and replace the drive and half-shafts. I have a limited winter break and was wondering how deep I should get into this. I will either be doing this or installing new heads and cam. There's just too much to do and if i don't finish the car by the end of next summer I'm going to have to sell it.
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It's not that difficult, the half shafts, U-joints, spring and shocks is a piece of cake. The most difficult part is the trailing arm bushings - I had to cut the trailing arm bolts, what a pain... once they are out it is all easy....
The lower shock mounts can be a pain, too .... again, I had to cut mine off because they were rusted so bad and wouldn't move at all...
You should start with the suspension and the U-joints if you suspect them to be bad... if you add HP with cam and heads they are likely going to fail anyway... then you're screwed....
The lower shock mounts can be a pain, too .... again, I had to cut mine off because they were rusted so bad and wouldn't move at all...
You should start with the suspension and the U-joints if you suspect them to be bad... if you add HP with cam and heads they are likely going to fail anyway... then you're screwed....
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Racer
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From: Oh Lord, Stuck in Lodi again.
Originally Posted by RedBad1979
It's not that difficult, the half shafts, U-joints, spring and shocks is a piece of cake. The most difficult part is the trailing arm bushings - I had to cut the trailing arm bolts, what a pain... once they are out it is all easy....
The lower shock mounts can be a pain, too .... again, I had to cut mine off because they were rusted so bad and wouldn't move at all...
You should start with the suspension and the U-joints if you suspect them to be bad... if you add HP with cam and heads they are likely going to fail anyway... then you're screwed....
The lower shock mounts can be a pain, too .... again, I had to cut mine off because they were rusted so bad and wouldn't move at all...
You should start with the suspension and the U-joints if you suspect them to be bad... if you add HP with cam and heads they are likely going to fail anyway... then you're screwed....
Thats what I was thinking, the thought of a 35 year old halfshaft flying through the rear half of my car is terrifying.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by superfine69
Thats what I was thinking, the thought of a 35 year old halfshaft flying through the rear half of my car is terrifying.
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