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front end rebuild, starting winter project |
nycchef |
Oct 5 2009, 12:36 PM
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mechanical moron Group: Members Posts: 952 Joined: 28-November 05 From: new york city n.y. Member No.: 5,202 Region Association: None |
hi all. getting ready to start rebuilding the sloppy front end on my 73 2.0. seems straight forward enough, so i figure it should only take 4 or 5 months to complete.
i am ordering lemfoerder turbo tie rods and ball joints, then a pair of rebuilt calipers from eric shea. what type of front shocks should i buy. kyb or bilstein? boge may be out of my budget. what are your thoughts. also what bushings, nuts, spacers or other little crap should i get in house to avoid the weeks of waiting in shipping hell for a bolt or pin i may have missed? this is a street car. no racing or auto cross. thanks in advance for all the dumbass questions this project will no doubt create (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
r_towle |
Oct 5 2009, 01:40 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
whoa whoa whoa.
Hold up here. Have you driven the car yet? Do you have witnesses to the fact that you have actually driven it? Did you make it to an event, or a show, or bbq this year in your car? If not, you do not have the prerequisite seat time to be certified to remove any part of your car and start a new project....how do you even know how it handles? Rich |
nycchef |
Oct 5 2009, 02:35 PM
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mechanical moron Group: Members Posts: 952 Joined: 28-November 05 From: new york city n.y. Member No.: 5,202 Region Association: None |
whoa whoa whoa. Hold up here. Have you driven the car yet? Do you have witnesses to the fact that you have actually driven it? Did you make it to an event, or a show, or bbq this year in your car? If not, you do not have the prerequisite seat time to be certified to remove any part of your car and start a new project....how do you even know how it handles? Rich yes i have been driving it for a month now. just had it out on an old abandoned airport runway out here. topped out @ 105 mph, was shalking so bad i thought i was in L.A. never made it to an event because they are all out in N.J. and i can't handle the prerequisite 2 hours of bumper to bumper traffic to get to one. anyone who has sat in traffic in the lincoln tunnel with the top off will bear me out. and the jersey guys NEVER come to NYC. besides if i don,t take it apart again we will have no reason to talk to each other next spring.... unless you want to weld my longs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) |
r_towle |
Oct 5 2009, 03:55 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
whoa whoa whoa. Hold up here. Have you driven the car yet? Do you have witnesses to the fact that you have actually driven it? Did you make it to an event, or a show, or bbq this year in your car? If not, you do not have the prerequisite seat time to be certified to remove any part of your car and start a new project....how do you even know how it handles? Rich yes i have been driving it for a month now. just had it out on an old abandoned airport runway out here. topped out @ 105 mph, was shalking so bad i thought i was in L.A. never made it to an event because they are all out in N.J. and i can't handle the prerequisite 2 hours of bumper to bumper traffic to get to one. anyone who has sat in traffic in the lincoln tunnel with the top off will bear me out. and the jersey guys NEVER come to NYC. besides if i don,t take it apart again we will have no reason to talk to each other next spring.... unless you want to weld my longs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Hmmm, sounds fishy...no witnesses. Here is my list. new front wheel bearings New ball joints (there are two types, make sure you get the proper year ball joints) New upper strut bearings....the rubber ones that bolt to the fender... Turbo Tie rods....good. Inserts...hmmm I would urge you to consider adjustable Koni inserts (again...different ones for different years) These are the best and with the adjustment, you can tune them for your specific needs autox/street on the spot. Not sure I would recommend any anti-sway bar at this point unless you really plan to autox the car...I have driven in NYC in my car and I would not want to have my suspension in that city....its way to harsh. Think soft and supple for NYC...stick with the rubber a-arm bushings...dont be lead down that road or you wont drive it anymore. Soft struts, so Koni or Boge ONLY....Bilstiens are to stiff, KYB are to stiff...koni is adjustable, boge are nice and supple. Rich |
nycchef |
Oct 5 2009, 04:13 PM
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mechanical moron Group: Members Posts: 952 Joined: 28-November 05 From: new york city n.y. Member No.: 5,202 Region Association: None |
Hmmm, sounds fishy...no witnesses.
Here is my list. new front wheel bearings New ball joints (there are two types, make sure you get the proper year ball joints) New upper strut bearings....the rubber ones that bolt to the fender... Turbo Tie rods....good. Inserts...hmmm I would urge you to consider adjustable Koni inserts (again...different ones for different years) These are the best and with the adjustment, you can tune them for your specific needs autox/street on the spot. Not sure I would recommend any anti-sway bar at this point unless you really plan to autox the car...I have driven in NYC in my car and I would not want to have my suspension in that city....its way to harsh. Think soft and supple for NYC...stick with the rubber a-arm bushings...dont be lead down that road or you wont drive it anymore. Soft struts, so Koni or Boge ONLY....Bilstiens are to stiff, KYB are to stiff...koni is adjustable, boge are nice and supple. Rich [/quote] as always thanks rich. can you recommend front wheel bearings? nate, 700 miles? i haven't put 700 miles, i haven't put 700 miles on this car since i've owned it |
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