When a shock goes bad does it make a
Drifting
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From: Hollister CA
Please tell me you aren't going to spend $300 for this.
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '13
I'll do it for $295.00! 
Just kidding, really...don't spend that much to have it done. Easy job. If you are not mechanically inclined find a friend that is and buy him some beer and pizza or something. I just hate it when shops and "stealerships" do that to folks.
Just kidding, really...don't spend that much to have it done. Easy job. If you are not mechanically inclined find a friend that is and buy him some beer and pizza or something. I just hate it when shops and "stealerships" do that to folks.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
My front ones were squeaking, tried lubing them, did not work, replaced them, fixed.
Here is a source, make sure you get the right ones, depends on suspension.
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/suspe...?__p=2&reset=1
Here is a source, make sure you get the right ones, depends on suspension.
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/suspe...?__p=2&reset=1
Last edited by Oldvetter; Aug 12, 2013 at 05:09 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Like I said in your other thread. sway bar bushing are not upper control arm bushings. its 75 dollars in parts and an hours work . 1/2 hour if you have a lift.
If you don't need the bushings, and in most saes you don't. its a little grease or Teflon tape and an hours work
If you don't need the bushings, and in most saes you don't. its a little grease or Teflon tape and an hours work
Drifting
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From: Everett WA
St. Jude Donor '14
NO you do not need an alignment if you take the sway bar off.
You would if you take the control arm off (much bigger job)
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-question.html
The link below shows brake pad and sway bar replacement
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_06.../photo_11.html
You would if you take the control arm off (much bigger job)
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-question.html
The link below shows brake pad and sway bar replacement
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_06.../photo_11.html
Last edited by Johnz02Z06; Aug 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM.
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Like I said in your other thread. sway bar bushing are not upper control arm bushings. its 75 dollars in parts and an hours work . 1/2 hour if you have a lift.
If you don't need the bushings, and in most saes you don't. its a little grease or Teflon tape and an hours work
If you don't need the bushings, and in most saes you don't. its a little grease or Teflon tape and an hours work
About the same amount of time if you have a pair of race jacks too. I swapped out both of my sway bars, their bushings, and all four end links in a little over an hour. It's one of the easiest things to replace on the entire car.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Sebastian Sunshine
Drifting
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From: Hollister CA
These bushing are available separately on Amazon, Ecklers, MidAmerica, zip-corvette, GMPartsHouse, etc. Just order the correct size according to your suspension option.
23mm --- FE1/Base
25.4mm --- FE3/Z51 97-99
28.6mm --- FE3/Z51 00-04
30.0mm --- FE4/Z06
31.75mm --- Hotchkis
38.4mm --- GM T1
Also note, that no wheel alignment should be required when replacing the bushings.
I would also suggest reporting whoever told you that to the BBB, or someone.
Last edited by bobeast; Aug 13, 2013 at 05:52 PM.