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vary nice i wish i had the time and help taking all that stuff off and sandblasting it but i am going to take most of mine off and sandblast it. but vary nice work. i still need to take off my springs and some other stuff to sandblast. but vary nice work keep it up.
Originally Posted by buffumguy
I looked into this when I did my suspension work. If you are talking about the bushings in the control arms for the rear axle, then the advise I was given was to retain the factory rubber bushings there as that helps the bind under corning loads. Basically it allows more movement in the axle. I did replace the watt link bushings with poly, but left the stock ones in the control arms and it works great.

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vary nice i wish i had the time and help taking all that stuff off and sandblasting it but i am going to take most of mine off and sandblast it. but vary nice work. i still need to take off my springs and some other stuff to sandblast. but vary nice work keep it up.
Originally Posted by dj55b
alright thanks Rich
I just checeked RESpeed and they have those rear bushings ... is the price really right on there though?its 9.99 for the front ones then its 58.99 for the rear ???
I just checeked RESpeed and they have those rear bushings ... is the price really right on there though?its 9.99 for the front ones then its 58.99 for the rear ???
Nice job on the paint work Sam. What kind of paint/primer did you use? Some of those pieces you've painted, I could have powdercoated for you instead.
I have a very nice silver metalflake that would would really set off the engine bay and add some bling bling, lol.
I have a very nice silver metalflake that would would really set off the engine bay and add some bling bling, lol.
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well the rear end is in the car and so are some of the part, sorry i don't have pictures of it in the car but here it is all assemble and some more stuff ...
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