Well, she is tuning 20 this month and she deserves a good birthday party. Here are some pics of the new parts to be installed. Once she is apart I will inspect all other suspension and driveline components to see if they are in need of replacement as well. I will update this thread with progress pics.

Thanks

 

 

Sounds cool. Im thinking about doing the same thing one day, let us know how it goes!

 

I completely dismantled the front suspension. I got the tophats on the new springs and struts. I cleaned and painted my calipers and also cleaned up the dust sheilds and spindles.

 

I also cleaned and painted the front wheel wells.

 

Good Job.........

 

Thank you!!

 

Keep us posted!

 

good idea. I need to throw a birthday party for my rex soon too

 

im thinking of cleaning up my calipers and painting them white. what supplies do you guys recomend? i dont know what kind of paint will stand up to the dirt and what not.

 

That's gonna be sweet. look/ride.
and then do f/r sway bars (stabilizer bars)

post up more pix.
and some b4/after.

 

nice.. be prepared that setup rides pretty rough. I have the blues on tein springs and its still pretty rough.

 

I am more concerned about the handling aspect then the ride. The RB springs are not the stiffest out there. I think that the teins are stiffer than them.
I am going to stick with the stock sway bars for now until I can compare how much the handling improves due to the bushings, springs, and struts that I am installing. I do not autocross or track the car so I am not sure if they will be necessary.
I cleaned up the calipers with a wire brush and brake parts cleaner. Then i washed them them with some dish washing soap and let them dry. Finally I painted them with high temp paint that is supposed to be good up tp 1200 degrees. I hope that it holds up.(fingers crossed)

 

please tell me you didnt spray the pistons? cause all the paint on the inside of the caliper will either come off or skrew up the alignment of the pads. if not, w/e!

peace

 

Nice work... great job! very clean!

http://www.angelfire.com/amiga2/aurora0/10ae.htm

 

That's some awesome consideration for the rsexy-seven. I wish i could afford to show my appreciation as well, although i've been saving so it won't be too long! Also good work on the cleaning and painting, looks professional.

-JohnO

 

Yes, I carefully taped over the piston faces and the piston boots. As far as the other portions of the interior caliper I did not tape that portion, but I will inspect fitment during installation.

 

Thanks for all of the compliments. I will have more to post tomorrow as I gat back to work on her.

 

Rough?
I have Tein Ra

 

Well, as expected with any project you are bound to run into problems. I did today while attempting to remove the rear hubs from the halfshafts. I have tried the BFH and also tried using a puller, but to no availe they refuse to come off. I am going to continue my efforts to break them free, but I am open to suggestions.


pita:

 

have u tried using heat? could try to tap it loose with a woodn block and a hammer good luck

 

The passenger side came off without any problems, but the drivers side is being stubborn.

 

Hope you get it! Good job so far, I'll stay tuned for sure.

 

Pics of front control arm brackets after stripping, primering, painting, and clear coating.

 

Front swaybar, rear swaybar, and rear swaybar brackets after the same process as above.