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| 72 IXXIV |
 Jan 24 2018, 11:46 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 1-January 15 From: San Francisco Member No.: 18,277 Region Association: Northern California  |
My suspension is pretty creaky. I’ve got original bushings and ball joints. And it seems to be getting a little creakier. The car feels good, handling wise. No looseness or wigglyness.
What is normal vs. something to start worrying about? Thanks! |
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| thelogo |
Jan 25 2018, 12:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,510 Joined: 6-April 10 Member No.: 11,572 Region Association: None |
. I’ve got original bushings and ball joints. something to start worrying about?
Thanks! [/quote] 40+ year old suspension on a car thats gets pushed in corners Not a great idea . Hope your tires aren't that old |
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| RickS |
Jan 25 2018, 12:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
You really need to change them out, you could potentially be entering the danger zone.
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| RickS |
Jan 25 2018, 12:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
You really need to change them out, you could potentially be entering the danger zone.
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| ChrisFoley |
Jan 25 2018, 09:59 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,926 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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The noise could be the torsion bars rubbing inside the a-arm, which happens when the original rubber bushings sag over time.
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| 72 IXXIV |
Jan 25 2018, 11:37 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 1-January 15 From: San Francisco Member No.: 18,277 Region Association: Northern California |
good advice...thanks.
I got a $5k quote from elephant racing to do them....yikes. |
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| mepstein |
Jan 25 2018, 12:48 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,274 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(72 IXXIV @ Jan 25 2018, 12:37 PM)  good advice...thanks. I got a $5k quote from elephant racing to do them....yikes. If you don’t want to do it yourself, your local mechanic should be fine. I would talk to him about you supplying the parts if he is willing to work with you. Torsion bar suspension is about as easy as it gets. Then get it aligned at a place that knows what they are doing. |
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| ConeDodger |
Jan 25 2018, 02:13 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,591 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(72 IXXIV @ Jan 25 2018, 02:37 PM) good advice...thanks. I got a $5k quote from elephant racing to do them....yikes. I have the ELephant Bushings and that is one of the expensive options. I did it myself. Put the car on jackstands. Pull the suspension. Tear everything apart. Clean up the a-arms and trailing arms and have them powder coated. Assembly is the reverse but using the Elephant instructions. The result, though there is no longer any rubber in my suspension is amazing. But, there are other options that cost less and yield pretty close to the result I got. CFR/Tangerine Racing has an option, PMB Performance has an option, and certainly others. |
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