suspension ?'s again
04-11-2007, 02:33 PM
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suspension ?'s again
ok so i wanna do my suspension i was planning on just doing u/l control arms and sub frames. but i noticed when i drive around and when i hit bumpsi can just really feel it jolt the car. would new srpings and shocks fix this issue along with u/l control arms and subframes? or is that just sports car i'm feeling? my other stang ('98) never felt like this, thats why i ask.
04-11-2007, 03:16 PM
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RE: suspension ?'s again
nope, struts are all kinds of easy... here
jack up car by the a arm, remove the top bolt on the strut, and the two at the bottom... put the other in.
just make sure u never let the jack come down, it could turn into a bitch...
jack up car by the a arm, remove the top bolt on the strut, and the two at the bottom... put the other in.
just make sure u never let the jack come down, it could turn into a bitch...
04-11-2007, 03:24 PM
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RE: suspension ?'s again
sounds like a plan....are spring and shocks and upper and lowers just as easy? i have a chilton so i'm sure i can do it, but just curious how long i would be lookin at replacing them....5 hours?
04-11-2007, 07:45 PM
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RE: suspension ?'s again
for the rear control arms, make sure you have something with a lot of leverage (breaker bar with a pipe on the end
) those bolts are really tight. unless you have a compressor and impact gun, then its easy.
) those bolts are really tight. unless you have a compressor and impact gun, then its easy.
04-11-2007, 07:49 PM
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RE: suspension ?'s again
LOL, yea same here. Everytime I think something will be simple it turns out to be twice as long. If I got paid to work on cars for a living.......hell I would be broke!
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Well, depends on how mechanically inclined you are. It would probably take me two days because something always goes wrong.
Well, depends on how mechanically inclined you are. It would probably take me two days because something always goes wrong.
04-11-2007, 07:55 PM
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RE: suspension ?'s again
new shocks and struts, should fix your problem.
while your under your car, just take a pull handle and make sure the bolts are still tight on your control arms. and look and see if your bushings still look ok.. especially the lower control arms, they seem to wear, before the uppers. but i would just put shocks and struts on it first, thatll prolly fix it.
while your under your car, just take a pull handle and make sure the bolts are still tight on your control arms. and look and see if your bushings still look ok.. especially the lower control arms, they seem to wear, before the uppers. but i would just put shocks and struts on it first, thatll prolly fix it.
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