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) |
rfuerst911sc |
Jan 23 2011, 05:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Dahlonega , Georgia Member No.: 5,980 Region Association: South East States |
Another data point. I have ER poly bronze bushings front and rear in my GT clone. Stock torsion bars and Koni rear shocks with 140 lb. springs with a 19mm front adjustable sway bar. Has a 3.0 and 245/45x16 + 205/55x16 rubber. So it is setup a little stiffer than stock. I have been driving the car for about 10 months now and I really like this setup and the way it feels. Yes in a light car you're going to feel the bumps but it is not bad in my opinion. I did the install myself and had no real issues. As mentioned earlier the drilling of the grease fittings was probably the most difficult, on the rear I drilled one in the wrong spot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) and had to redrill. The OEM rubber bushings I used my oxy/acetelyn torch to burn them out. A smelly approach but only took a minute or so per bushing to get them out. Grease them up good and have a pro do a 4 wheel alignment and corner balance after install and you will be very happy. Hit them with a grease gun twice a year and they should last forever. I purchased mine from Pelican Parts, been buying 911 parts for years from them and always receive great service.
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