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Old 10-16-03, 08:44 PM
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Suspension mod info

Please read and enjoy. Also post comments, suggestions, flames, etc...........................

www.pbandjracing.com go to the tech section, its the only article there so far.
Old 10-16-03, 09:12 PM
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Look'n good Carl! I can attest that this mod did wonders for the handling of my car. I did all of the watts links and only the lower control arms where they attach to the axle. Car handles great! I'll hafta try putting the lock-nuts on the uppers to see how it feels.
Old 10-16-03, 09:55 PM
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Thanks Bob! Get it all done and give me feedback.
Old 10-17-03, 08:31 AM
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Give me about 3 weeks and I'll tear into the suspension on mine...

I shoudl do it before these next track events, but I don't wanna screw anything up and I dunno if I have time time beforehand...
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how many lower control arms, up front, have you destroyed, rx7 carl? Or have you ever replaced any, if so, how hard is it before I tear into the one I have to fix


good lookin site, layout and article, I give it an A+
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Originally posted by 79+80+84_rx-7
how many lower control arms, up front, have you destroyed, rx7 carl? Or have you ever replaced any, if so, how hard is it before I tear into the one I have to fix


good lookin site, layout and article, I give it an A+

I write about rear suspension, and you ask me a front suspension question?

I've never destroyed one thankfully. But I have replaced them before to replace the bushings and ball joints. Its not hard. Unbolt, bolt on.

Thanks for the A+.
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Nice article. What else do you have planned?
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Thanks! What would you like to see? I plan a series of short articles dealing with common questions/topics. "How do I"............Adjust my accelerator pump, accel cable etc.
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I'm not a racer and probably won't be, so my wishes are skewed toward the how-do-I-make-this-a-fun-daily-driver point of view. That said, stuff like what you mentioned is good. You know the common procedures you've described to people, like the secondary rod that needs to be connected. I think you've got some stuff on your cardomain pages that would be useful. Are you going to pull that stuff to pbandjracing.com? I can never find the shortcut and just the other day I was thinking about something I saw there.

I know it takes time to maintain a web site (I manage one for my homeowners association). And I assume your primary goal is to get some revenue off this one. My hat's off to you for starting this and I hope it all works out.
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Yea exactly, sort of a shop manual supplement. I do plan to pull all that from my cardomain site and move it to pbandj. It'll be easier if I can consolidate it all there.

Yea its for my business primarily, but also some givebacks to the community to help out. And having potential future customers visit the site isint bad either. Thanks for the encouragement.
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