[Z06] Cleaning up Suspension...

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Jan 25, 2015 | 11:07 PM

Breze84

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Cleaning up Suspension...

So I put up a thread last year with a write up and pictures on how I cleaned up the uglyness under the fuel rail covers in the engine bay that plagues the Corvette's...

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...gly-wires.html

I am undertaking another project right now. Before I put my rims and tires back on I have removed my brakes/suspension components to paint/Clean anything I can before I put my rims back on.

If anyone has questions pertaining to it let me know. I will post more pictures as I get further along. The next process will have a lot of pics.

Here are a few teaser pics.

Rims & Tires Going On

Rear Swaybar / Bracket Before

After With New Endlinks To Go Along

My Rear Zink Plate Rotors Were Looking Sad. Left Is Aftermath, Right Is Before

Both Rears Done "If Anyone Is Curious Why My Rears Are Large, I Have 4 Way Front Calipers & Rotors

Front passenger while Cleaning

Front Passenger Side Done 3 more to go

Front Driver Side NEXT

Jan 26, 2015 | 03:17 AM

rjwz28

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It looks great! What are you using to clean everything?

Jan 26, 2015 | 10:58 AM

PeteZ06

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Nice job!!

I ended up installing new end links both front and rear as well.. Those plastic ones sure are crappy!

Jan 26, 2015 | 01:01 PM

Breze84

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rjwz28

It looks great! What are you using to clean everything?

I used a degreaser product called "Zep Pride" and sprayed everything and scrubbed it with the green side of a spounge. I then sprayed the aluminum with a product called "Aluminum Brightner" from Napa, it is made by a company called Mac's. I let it fizzle up and rinsed. I then took some gray scotch brite and rubbed everything down and rinsed. Then went over it with some fine steel wool. The spindle i scrubbed with gray scotch brite dipped in CLR. Took about 2 hrs or so.

Also i used a small nylon type tooth brush to get in the tight places.

Last edited by Breze84; Jan 26, 2015 at 01:06 PM.

Jan 26, 2015 | 01:03 PM

Breze84

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteZ06

Nice job!!

I ended up installing new end links both front and rear as well.. Those plastic ones sure are crappy!

Thanks bud. Yea my endlinks were trashed. although I didn't have the plastic ones, I actually had ball swivel heim joint ones. The car sat for a while and they froze up solid.

Jan 27, 2015 | 02:19 AM

rjwz28

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Originally Posted by Breze84

I'm just now putting all my stuff back together after almost a year... I should've done that to the whole chassis while I had it torn down, honestly

I did what I could with the rear subframe while it was apart, but some stuff just didn't want to come off and I wasn't interested in spending more time on it. Yours definitely turned out very well; I'll keep that method in mind for the future.