Finally put my r/c off to the side and put in a bit of time to finish up the SC's rear suspension. The plan is to get all the stock rubber bushings out of the suspension arms, replace rear diff mounts, get bver toe rods and subframe bushings and install them, along with a welded diff.
So far, I have been able to remove the stock bushings from the lca's and the hubs where the traction rods bolt up. The lca's were a simple torching job, but the hub required to first get the rubber out with fire, and then a cheap Harbor Freight reciprocating saw to cut the sleeves that gets left inside the bore. I cut into the sleeve in a couple of places, and pried up a few portions, which enabled me to punch them out with a flathead.
So far, I have been able to remove the stock bushings from the lca's and the hubs where the traction rods bolt up. The lca's were a simple torching job, but the hub required to first get the rubber out with fire, and then a cheap Harbor Freight reciprocating saw to cut the sleeves that gets left inside the bore. I cut into the sleeve in a couple of places, and pried up a few portions, which enabled me to punch them out with a flathead.
Went ahead and pressed in new polyurethane bushings into the hub after all that was said was done
Now that the arms were done, I started planning out my strategy to tackle the diff cushion/mounts. My plan was to use metal plates, bricks, and a big bolt to, in a way, pull the bushing out of the housing, unfortunately, nothing i could find around the house was the perfect size to get the job done. Went to lowe's to browse around and found plates, but as we later found out, were a bit too thin for the enormous amount of force that was needed to brute the bushing out.
I gave up on my fancy plans and went with the skills that had been perfected doing the arm bushings; I set them on fire and cut into the sleeves to loosen up the bushing inside the housing just enough to punch it out.
I gave up on my fancy plans and went with the skills that had been perfected doing the arm bushings; I set them on fire and cut into the sleeves to loosen up the bushing inside the housing just enough to punch it out.
Threw the new ones in the freezer to contract the metal a bit and slammed them in with a deadblow. Then comes the time of the build where I play the waiting game to save up even more $$$ to enable the splurging on even more things. Still trying to decide as to what my ruca situation will be, whether I keep them stock, replace the bushings with a camber correction kit, or just to save up for adjustable arms, since my ultimate goal is to attain close to 0* or -1* camber in the back at my ride height. Aside from that, I'm also planning on picking up bride zetas along w/ the solid subframe bushings and toe rods.
Then comes the work I'll have to do on the lip kit and wing to make the car look just a bit more aggressive. The fronts and sides are fine, but my rears are not.
Then comes the work I'll have to do on the lip kit and wing to make the car look just a bit more aggressive. The fronts and sides are fine, but my rears are not.
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