front suspension work?
05-02-2006, 12:40 AM
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front suspension work?
i am doing caster camber plates, 8 position adjustible gas shocks, all 4 tie rod ends, both ball joints and all polyurithane bushings in my 94 gt, also drilled slotted rotors and new ceramic pads. anyone have any tips? im figuring itll take me 5-6 hours per side.. is that ball park? what tools will i need other than the ball joint press? any help is appreciated! The project starts wed nite...... thats the last thing and the car is ready for the road.... do the bushings have to be pressed in and or out?
05-02-2006, 12:45 AM
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RE: front suspension work?
it wont take that long per side.. well depends if you have air tools or if you are using hands tools.. but if you are using hand tools.. then it shouldnt be too bad.. i did my front 5 lug conversion in like 3-4 hours.. ran into trouble with the brake lines and struts... had to use the struts from teh 95 spindles because the bracket to bolt on the strust to spindle was further down. anyway it shouldnt be that bad. just be patient taking the spindle out to change the ball joint and be careful taking the front spring out.. it is compressed tremendously.
05-02-2006, 01:01 AM
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RE: front suspension work?
i have it all brand new in the boxes, so im glad for that but its my 1st time doing this stuff,, i tore the engine down, replaced the heads and everything else. i also did the whole rear end, uppers and traction bars.. im not dumbbut i have never done tie rods or caster camber plates or ball joints..
05-02-2006, 09:15 AM
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RE: front suspension work?
ah you will need a ball joint press to get the ball joints in and out. same with the bushings i suppose. once you have the control arms out, you mgiht want to bring it to a local mechanic with a ball joint press so they can do the ball joint and a regular press so they can press the bushing in
05-03-2006, 01:41 AM
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RE: front suspension work?
i just picked up the inner tie rod end tool to make things easier. what else should i need? i have that and the ball joint press. i am installing caster camber plates, struts, all 4 tie rod ends, both ball joints, and drilled slotted rotors and brake pads... any other tools of anything i need to look out 4???
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