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This weekend, We, (GermanGuy and myself) installed the poly bushinged control arms that we boxed and while I had them out, I pressed in new 1996 Cobra Ball Joints. Holy shit did that make a difference in the steering wheel. I am pretty sure my old ones were stock with 136,000 on them. My car feels completely different now. The steering is nice and crisp. I noticed really no difference with the front poly control arm bushings in bumpiness. Germanguy test drove my car around some apexs and said it was the fastest he had ever taken them in any car, and he has driven some decently fast cars I am fairly certain. My rear end did not even get jittery. Stuck to the road like bubblegum. So moral is, if you have a ton of miles on your SN95 or fox, change them there ball joints out, it is a nice different feel. We worked on my car from Saturday night until Sunday at 4:30, and we missed the BBQ. Next time though, I am fairly certain I am going.
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Sounds very cool, I need to drive your car one of these days, Nick. At this point, you had better beat me in autox, or I will beat you to death with a piece of string. Hopefully when I get this engine funny business over with, I can start back on stuff like that, chassis braces and bushings and joints. Good job! Let us all know how you went about getting around your spring compressor problem!Originally posted by Nick -
Benn and I went to Rod’s house and he told us to compress the spring and tie it with wire to keep it compressed. Then we put it into the chassis and stuck a jack under the lower control arm and slowly jacked it into place. Then Benn took a prybar and pryed the spring into the cup of the lower control arm. Very scary shit, because we tried that the first time with the spring not compressed and the spring flew out past my head and punched a hole into the drywall. We had to pry the spring out of the drywall, that’s how stuck it was. So all of the stories you read about the spring taking someones head off, is somewhat true. The spring compressor I rented was a pile of shit and would never work so we had to use Jeff’s huge compressor he has build into the wall. Other than that, everything went well. We even installed the offset rack bushings.Comment
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Awsome.
How good are you guys at taking that stuff apart and re-assembling it? I have plans to completely rebuild my rear subframe using Poly bushings where available."A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station... you figure it out ..."Comment
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Not sure how much different your IRS setup is compared to the solid axle. I personally would know nothing about it, but it might be an interesting endeavor for outrun and germanguy to undertake.Originally posted by NickComment
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ROFL.........never happened...I am a 4 star ace mechanic....Originally posted by OutrunSandLImports.com
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Originally posted by StormwalkerComment
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shouldnt be to tough, just time consuming,Originally posted by GermanGuySandLImports.com
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Originally posted by StormwalkerComment
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I don't think it would be TOOO difficult. I am hoping to pick up at least a seperate rear subframe so I can re-weld it and strengthen it where a lot of other guys do. This will be a big winter project though.Originally posted by Stormwalker"A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station... you figure it out ..."Comment
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Nice, you quoted yourself. Tard.Originally posted by GermanGuyComment
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All jokes aside, the spring did not fly out with that much force. We lifted the car and took the weight off of the chassis and the spring popped out with a swift kick.Comment
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