Kudos to Steve Cote on his excellent write up
I'm doing this install right now!! Well... part of it tonight... the rest tomorrow (too late to make loud noise... I'm now at the hacksaw part... have to take a break til the morning
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That ridge is really hard to see.. but I can see why it's like that... once you cut out the metal ring, you're matching the edge of the metal. I didn't realize that the control arms were the same for both sides, just flipped upside down (and the ball joint is on the opposing side). Good ol' (cheap) GM!!! Now I have to remember to put the ridge in one way on the left, the other way on the right..
Mind you.. the control arms (and the whole subframe) on my 2000 are in pretty rough shape... lots of rust on the welds.. I think I'll strip it down and throw some paint at it...
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cool im happy if write up helped you
i wanted to show to evreybody there nothng hard in doing this mod only take time to do
and the one who want to know if this mod worth it hummm yes but i dunno beacause i installed so much suspention parts this winter i cant feel the control arm bushing
whit control aarm bushing
front sway bar bushing
front sub frame brace
front strut tower brace
rear tower brace
rear 22mm rk swar bar
koni red
eiback sportline
the car handle great but i dunno whay in hard cornering the rear is sliding like a drift car ... what can cause that ???
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crappy tires can do that. tightening up the rear (especially w/ the swaybar) will do that
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oversteer would be your problem I think. It would be when you go barreling into a corner and your front end points where you want it to but your back end slides out to the opposite direction almost like how someone drifts a corner.
Could be your rear sway bar is to big or to small compaired to your front causing the Oversteer. You would want something neutral? Pending on your front sway size compared to the rear.
Example: I have the FE2 suspension on my car so 22mm front sway bar and I installed a 19mm hellwig rear sway bar and my car is like neutral. Feels like riding on rails.
My 2 bits,
fe118 mm front rk 22mm rear
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Oh thanks steve! got my bushings done about a month ago with the help of you
My Car
I found using a large hole saw is easier than trying to hacksaw your way though the bushing. Just get something that comes close to the edge (I believe I used a 2 3/4 hole saw). It will make one hell of a mess and smoke, but it gets the job done much easier and quicker.
anychance somone could up the pics for me i gotta do this:-( and i neeed advice and pics would be very helpfun... my aim is Snapfiregt if u need it please thakn you all
Can someone repost up the pictures for this?
