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elephant poly bronze rears, many users? opinions? |
pffft |
Jun 25 2007, 09:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 18-January 05 From: sierra foothills Member No.: 3,465 |
I need to swap over to a different set of trailing arms
and while I'm at it I am considering going poly bronze. Anyone wanna share experiences? patrick |
Eric_Shea |
Jun 25 2007, 10:36 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I've installed a ton. Excellent quality. The only thing I'm not whipped over is the small 5M x .8 bleeders. They're a pain to install and get right.
Some people have installed them without the bleeders. I'm thinking that you pre-lube those slots and throw it together and the no bleeder route might be fine. |
rhodyguy |
Jun 26 2007, 09:01 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,090 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
i sure like the set on the front i have. someday i'd like to do rears on one of the sets of trailing arms i have.
k |
Lou W |
Jun 26 2007, 09:21 AM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
I did front and rear on my car. I agree with Eric on the fittings, I broke one and had to order a replacement from Elephant.
If you decide to do the front, I would recomend getting the "Self Aligning A-Arm Bearing Mount Set" from Tarett Engineering. Tarett Engineering |
Mueller |
Jun 26 2007, 10:10 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
I did front and rear on my car. I agree with Eric on the fittings, I broke one and had to order a replacement from Elephant. If you decide to do the front, I would recomend getting the "Self Aligning A-Arm Bearing Mount Set" from Tarett Engineering. Tarett Engineering you should only need to use those if your chassis is "tweaked"..oh wait, that pretty much means most (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
rhodyguy |
Jun 26 2007, 10:13 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,090 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
the elephant fronts perform the self aligning feature when installed correctly.
k |
Mueller |
Jun 26 2007, 10:24 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
the elephant fronts perform the self aligning feature when installed correctly. k the kit is for tweaked chassis only (or if your original housing are toast)..what is nice about the needle bearings is that the tolerance between the sleeve and the bearings is tight fitting, the bearings allow up to 2° misalignment (I'd have to look at the spces to be sure) for the Elephant bushings, this is a good place for some Kytox grease....too bad it's like $300 per pound or something crazy like that.... |
Joe Ricard |
Jun 26 2007, 11:25 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
I am going to figure out a way to put some roundy round car steel control arm bushings in my traling arms.
Stay tuned. |
pffft |
Jun 26 2007, 11:29 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 18-January 05 From: sierra foothills Member No.: 3,465 |
the elephant fronts perform the self aligning feature when installed correctly. k the kit is for tweaked chassis only (or if your original housing are toast)..what is nice about the needle bearings is that the tolerance between the sleeve and the bearings is tight fitting, the bearings allow up to 2° misalignment (I'd have to look at the spces to be sure) for the Elephant bushings, this is a good place for some Kytox grease....too bad it's like $300 per pound or something crazy like that.... Move along, Mike, no volvos to see here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) BTW, drove the white car w/v8 for the first time this weekend. Pretty neat till I gassed it a little bit in 3rd and the clutch slipped. I can rev it as I drive along in 3rd or 4th, (actually 4th and 5th, I suppose, on the 901) without accelerating so I'm just gonna swap in the 930 box and clutch. I have some trailing arms that already have 911 stubs in em that I will use with my hybrid 911/930 axles, and I figure I might as well redo the bushings before I put them in. |
Lou W |
Jun 26 2007, 08:04 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
the elephant fronts perform the self aligning feature when installed correctly. k the kit is for tweaked chassis only (or if your original housing are toast)..what is nice about the needle bearings is that the tolerance between the sleeve and the bearings is tight fitting, the bearings allow up to 2° misalignment (I'd have to look at the spces to be sure) for the Elephant bushings, this is a good place for some Kytox grease....too bad it's like $300 per pound or something crazy like that.... Move along, Mike, no volvos to see here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) BTW, drove the white car w/v8 for the first time this weekend. Pretty neat till I gassed it a little bit in 3rd and the clutch slipped. I can rev it as I drive along in 3rd or 4th, (actually 4th and 5th, I suppose, on the 901) without accelerating so I'm just gonna swap in the 930 box and clutch. I have some trailing arms that already have 911 stubs in em that I will use with my hybrid 911/930 axles, and I figure I might as well redo the bushings before I put them in. My original housings where out of round from wear, that's why I used them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
PRS914-6 |
Jun 26 2007, 08:46 PM
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None |
The Poly-Bronze are great. No problems with the grease fitting unless you install them the way the instructions show. I let Chuck know that they need to revise the instructions but I don't know if that has been done. Here is the correct location.
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Brando |
Jun 26 2007, 08:52 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
Installed a few in customers' car. Really changed the ride quality. Felt like 993 out of the box. Stock suspension.
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Eric_Shea |
Jun 27 2007, 10:37 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE No problems with the grease fitting unless you install them the way the instructions show. I let Chuck know that they need to revise the instructions but I don't know if that has been done. Here is the correct location. Didn't we talk to you about gloves before??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Chris Pincetich |
Jun 27 2007, 12:34 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
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Lou W |
Jun 27 2007, 11:17 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
Here is the correct location. Sweet. I hope to be installing new rear bushings myself in early July, and am most nervous about the grease fittings. Where can I buy the threaded grease fittings? FLAPs? Home Depot? Summit? McMaster Carr? They come with the kit from Elephant.... when I broke one of mine (trying to get them facing a certain direction) I checked all the local flaps.... they are a wierd size, so no one had them, so I called Elephant and they shipped me a replacement. |
JoeSharp |
Jun 27 2007, 11:43 PM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
So Thomas and I were joking about how stiff Linda's car would be with Bill's all the way around and the new springs and sway-bar. We thought it would be as stiff as a race car. To our surprise she liked the ride and after I drove the car I thought the same thing. The ride quality had increased because of the bushings.
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PRS914-6 |
Jun 27 2007, 11:59 PM
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None |
Yep, and I think I gave the appropriate reply..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Eric_Shea |
Jun 28 2007, 10:50 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
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nsr-jamie |
Feb 9 2012, 09:26 AM
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914 guy in Japan Group: Members Posts: 1,182 Joined: 7-November 07 From: Nagoya, Japan Member No.: 8,305 Region Association: None |
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This thread is like 5 years old or so, sorry for the bump. I am going to attempt to install the rear Elephant bushings this weekend with my friends help if its possible and before we tried, he took a look at the rear and is telling me we need to drop the engine. Is this true? Can these not be installed somewhat easily? I have done some searches and have not had any good luck and the Elephant directions are not the easiest for me to understand...is this a lot of work ? better to leave to a shop? Any help or advice would be great......and while I am at it I will do the front too along with some new turbo tie rods |
rnellums |
Feb 9 2012, 02:06 PM
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Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Engine drop not needed, but it would ease access to the inner bolt. Just removing the headers should suffice though. A 4 wheel alignment is gonna be required once you put them back in though as you'll have to remove the outer suspension mount.
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