[Shotimes] Suspension Questions

[Steve Weinrich]

Adding to George's comments.

www.rockauto.com has a bunch of this stuff listed for excellent prices.  I
just placed a $115.00 order for a bunch of bushings.

It looked like the GB stuff was all Moog products.  Much is available from
rockauto at reasonable prices.

LCAs for the SHO are around $58 each. (K8577/8579) Includes the LCA to SF
bushings.
LCA to SR bushings are $5 per side (K8613)
SR to SF bushings are $20 for both sides (8516)
Cargo Coils were around $60/pr, iirc.

George,

Did all those GB parts come in the Moog boxes or did they just have the
little white tags in all the bags?

I'd be curious as to what parts Josh filled the GB order with.  My guess is
they're most of the same ones I just ordered...

If anyone plans on ordering from Rockauto by the end this month, they still
have a 5% discount if you put the code "22814" in the box "How did you hear
about us?"

Steve W

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Suspension Questions


> On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:28:34 -0800, Josh Salaets wrote:
>
> >I've heard the Moog Cargo Coil springs are the best stock replacements
out
> >there - what are some people's opinions?  Where's the best place to get
them.
>
> Hi Josh
>
> (Two pager coming!)  ;-)
>
> Cargo Coils, or the NAPA equivalent, are available at most any auto parts
store.
> They're about 80 bucks a pair.  Since I got my NAPA springs for the
Lowrider, NAPA
> has started carrying two different ones, one for the L and one for the LX.
I'd get
> the LX spring, since that car is heavier, and the spring should have a
higher spring
> rate.
>
> >While we're in there replacing the springs AGAIN, he wants to replace all
the
> >other wear items that we haven't replaced yet, like inner and outer tie
rods,
> >front swaybar endlinks, etc.  What are the best replacements for this
stuff,
> >and again, where should we get them?
>
> >The car has around 125K on it right now and the alignment shop wouldn't
align
> >it last week because they said a front hub bearing was bad, so we plan on
> >replacing both front bearings with the Ford bearings from SHOnut.  Should
you
> >replace the hub on these cars when you do the bearings?  If so, anyone
have
> >any recommendations there?  Should we replace the axles while we're in
there?
> >They seem fine now, but that's the way it always works - they'll be great
> >until you get all of the new stuff in, and then they decide to die.
Where's
> >the best place to get them?
>
> Tie rod ends...the outers... are easy to change, as are most everything
else under
> there, except the inners.  You're going to have this car aligned anyway,
so just
> remove everything from the knuckles, pop the knuckles off the struts, and
have the
> bearings changed.  I didn't change the hub when I replaced the bearing on
the
> Lowrider, so you shouldn't have to either.  The bushings on the tension
strut are
> easiest to change if you remove the lower control arm, too.  Make sure you
loosen
> the front nut on the tension struts before you start removing anything on
the rear,
> otherwise the strut will spin, making loosening it harder.  LCAs are about
85 bucks
> or so each....get new ones if the ones on there now are old, and have
questionable
> ball joints or inner bushings.  Get greasable ball jointed ones, and make
sure you
> grease them with at least 10 pumps of grease before you lower the car.
Remember to
> jack up everything with the wheel off, putting the car's weight on the
inner bushing
> before you tighten it, otherwise it will be twisted.  The inner tie rod
ends are
> beyond MY capability to change....I can't say how hard they are or aren't.
Mine
> were changed at 250K miles, and did not show wear after they were off.  If
they stay
> pointed up, after you move them when they are disconnected from the
knuckle, they
> are still good.  (Theoretically)  Axles are about 75 or 80 bucks each,
exchange, at
> NAPA (for me).  Mostly you'd change them to get new boots, but if there is
play or
> noise in the joints when turning sharp, they're worn out.  New bushings
for the
> tension struts come from Josh at SHONut performance...there was a group
buy a while
> back...maybe you can get that price.....10% discount or so, I think.
>
> George
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