[Shotimes] Replaced much of front end... still get **CRUNCH**

[Steve Weinrich]

Nope.  The stock bushings and hardware are Ford specific.  When replacing
the bushings themselves, many owners elect to upgrade to aluminum bushings
or to use the Gen III bushings.

If you have the time to order everything, you can get the Gen III bushings
and two recall kits for around $110 or so.  If you need and can get the
recall performed, you obviously would not need one of the kits.

I installed the Gen III bushings about a year ago and was very pleased with
how my 89 reacted to them.

Steve W

----- Original Message -----
From: "sho @ crued.net" <sho@crued.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Replaced much of front end... still get **CRUNCH**


> Can the bushings be gotten at autozone?  If/where I get new bushings, will
> new bolts come with it? or will i need to get bolts somewhere else, and if
> so, what are the specs on the bolts.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: van Oss [mailto:vanOss@centurytel.net]
> > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:13 PM
> > To: sho @ crued.net; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Replaced much of front end... still get
> > **CRUNCH**
> >
> >
> > I concur on checking the subframe bushings.
> >
> > A local pal with an 89 SHO was having starting problems.  Turns
> > out the DIS
> > was cracked by impact with the roll damper.  I know, you're thinking,
how
> > could that happen?  The DIS is not that close to the damper.
> > When we parked
> > my 91 next to it, we noticed that his engine sat significantly lower
than
> > mine.  I'm embarrassed that it took us 20 minutes to figure it out.  His
> > subframe bolts were shot (recall had not been done) and worse than that,
> > they had backed out over an inch.  That car was a disaster waiting to
> > happen.  It's lucky his DIS kept it off the road.  As it turned out, the
> > local Ford dealer not only did the recall without question, but they
also
> > replaced the DIS free.  Wow.
> >
> > Joseph van Oss
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > I've replaced just about every suspension component there is and
> > when I take
> > hard turns (made worse over bumps), I still get this loud *CRUNCH*
noise.
> > Here's what I have replaced
> >
> > Front Struts and Strut bearings
> > Lower control arms (with ball joints)
> > Both halfshafts
> > both tierod ends
> >
> > I have no idea where to look next.
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