Looking for some suspension bushing suggestions, Which is best? How hard to install? Any recommendations or advice |
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Looking for some suspension bushing suggestions, Which is best? How hard to install? Any recommendations or advice |
nsr-jamie |
Jan 16 2011, 09:44 PM
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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 |
Hi, just about to pull apart my entire suspension for the big winter project...I have all my suspensions parts ready to go (Koni shocks,Tarret 19mm front bar and 150 pound springs).... the last part I want to replace is the suspension bushings....what I am asking here is what is everybody using for their cars? My car will be a high performance weekend fun car, occasionally driven to work on nice days, mostly weekend mountain driving and occasional autocrossing...looking for a nice sporty ride.
I know Weltmeister makes a complete kit that Automotion sells for around 70 dollars for the set....than I noticed Tangerine has their sets too, and I always hear good things about the Elephant Racing bushings.....I was thinking about going with the Elephant bushings but they are expensive. Is installing the bushings a major job? I have never done this kind of work before...if any body has any advice or some suggestions or other bushings please feel free to post and thank you Cheers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
pcar916 |
Jan 21 2011, 08:39 AM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None |
JB-Weld is an epoxy that has steel (or something) powder mixed into it. Make your own with a good epoxy and steel dust mixed in... or just epoxy all by itself. That technique is used in industry to make the epoxy mimic the expansion rates of the parts it's used with producing a longer lasting joint by creating less stress at the junction between the bits as the temperature changes.
The Elephant bushings have essentially two parts. The bronze/ polyurethane outer bushing, and a steel inner race that it fits inside of it. The epoxy glues the inner races to the control arm bosses where the old rubber bushings plugged into at both ends. Then the bronze outers fit over them giving the bushing a smooth surface to pivot on. |
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