11-24-2021, 07:51 PM | #1 |
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Swapping factory rubber bushings
Anyone swap out the factory rubber bushings yet? I was thinking about Fall-Line’s spherical bearing conversion kit, but wanted to see if others had thoughts.
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11-27-2021, 08:44 PM | #2 |
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Thought about this for track feel, but I think its going to ride like a box car. Starting front suspension work now, so will likely go with control arms and toe links for steering feel and hold off on bearings.
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The stock steering feel isn’t bad, but I’d definitely like to dial it in
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What brand parts are you looking at? Im working with SPL and nothings available ATM. I have the Fall Line Mono Balls (not installed yet) as im waiting for the rest to come out to redo the front end. Need to reduce the twitch
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Currently on MSS but machined out the Inner lock ring to allow additional 6mm drop/adjustment. Also ran the oem rubber bumps and turned another 5mm off of them.
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Thanks for the info. Jan would be great, my car will be waiting out the Northeast winter months anyway so I can hopefully get everything ordered and delivered before spring.
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Did anything pan out on this?
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Fantastic! Do you have a link to all those bushings you replaced?
Additionally, do you happen to have any of the rubber bushings you removed? I'd like to explore custom delrin bushings as well and am having a difficult time sourcing the OEM bushings as they only come pre-installed in the rear traction rod and rear toe link. If they are still in good shape and will provide solid measurements, I'll pay for the shipping of them to CO. Or, if the spherical bushings were a direct replacement, I would be able to get their measurements from the website you ordered them from possibly?
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