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Dewey316
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| it does seem to be sitting higher. Are you sure everything got seated properly when you put it back together? |
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Twilightoptics
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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Springs were out too. May take a bit to settle back down.
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91RSVert
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Ive watched a truck lower itself by just giving it an alignment.
Ive ordered my del-a-lums. So hopefully in a few weeks I'll have a similar setup. |
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iansane
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Twilightoptics wrote: | | Springs were out too. May take a bit to settle back down. |
...What? No I did the control arm bushings awhile ago. The only difference between those two pictures is about 2 weeks and 2 strut mounts. 
| Dewey316 wrote: | | it does seem to be sitting higher. Are you sure everything got seated properly when you put it back together? |
Only thing I did was swap strut mounts...
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iansane
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| 91RSVert wrote: | Ive watched a truck lower itself by just giving it an alignment.
Ive ordered my del-a-lums. So hopefully in a few weeks I'll have a similar setup. |
You'll love the del-a-lums! |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | 91RSVert wrote: | Ive watched a truck lower itself by just giving it an alignment.
Ive ordered my del-a-lums. So hopefully in a few weeks I'll have a similar setup. |
You'll love the del-a-lums! |
How many years have Dan and I been telling ya'll that! |
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iansane
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Well I had made the presumption that poly were at least better than the rubber stockers. Not a chance. (at the time I did the polys I never even knew about delrin) |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't worry Ian, I made the same mistake, and actually haven't had mine apart to put del-a-lums on. But I got to drive Dan's car at an auto-x event after he put them on his car, and it was a night/day difference. |
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RK82
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Dewey316 wrote: | | iansane wrote: | | 91RSVert wrote: | Ive watched a truck lower itself by just giving it an alignment.
Ive ordered my del-a-lums. So hopefully in a few weeks I'll have a similar setup. |
You'll love the del-a-lums! |
How many years have Dan and I been telling ya'll that! |
I put del-u-lums in my car few weeks ago, so far all I've noticed is more road noise and a lighter wallet |
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91RSVert
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Dewey316 wrote: |
How many years have Dan and I been telling ya'll that! |
Actually, not very long I never knew about them when I replaced the stock bushings right after I got this car. But thats already been about 4-5 years. So its time to replace 
Ian, all I can guess is that your struts are doing more work then expected. And the stock rubber mounts were deflecting that much  |
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iansane
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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So I had new tires mounted, cruised over to a buddy's shop for an alignment. Buddy calls me out into the shop a few minutes later and shows me I'm riding directly on the bumpstops in front. Probably why things felt stiffer.
Shaved the stockers down, who knows of some aftermarket short stops?
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iansane
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| RK82 wrote: | | I put del-u-lums in my car few weeks ago, so far all I've noticed is more road noise and a lighter wallet |
Really? Maybe it was because my old poly bushings were so shot. What else is done to the suspension? |
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RK82
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | RK82 wrote: | | I put del-u-lums in my car few weeks ago, so far all I've noticed is more road noise and a lighter wallet |
Really? Maybe it was because my old poly bushings were so shot. What else is done to the suspension? |
the front is completely stock except new balljoints, control arm bushings and bumpstops |
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91RSVert
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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del-a-lums have arrived.
Picked up a press over the weekend.  |
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iansane
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| RK82 wrote: | | the front is completely stock except new balljoints, control arm bushings and bumpstops |
Maybe I'm wrong here but I'd tend to think that one solid part amongst a whole suspension of factory stuff maybe not have the same effect as the same solid set in an almost brand new solid suspension. Could be wishful thinking on my part that I wasn't wasting money though! |
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RK82
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:59 am Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | RK82 wrote: | | the front is completely stock except new balljoints, control arm bushings and bumpstops |
Maybe I'm wrong here but I'd tend to think that one solid part amongst a whole suspension of factory stuff maybe not have the same effect as the same solid set in an almost brand new solid suspension. Could be wishful thinking on my part that I wasn't wasting money though! |
I guess I shouldn't say completely stock the tie rods, idler arm where all replaced with moog parts before I bought it, I believe the center link is still the original one but doesn't have any play in it, and its has KYB agx struts. the del-a-lum are defiantly a good product not a waste of money, plus there shiny and blue  . now I can't wait for my Global West frame connectors and traclink to come in  |
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91RSVert
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| Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Got my bushings in. On basic cornering I noticed a slight difference. I noticed it more in hard side to side transitions. I can also tell the tires are digging in a bit harder.
Anyone know what thread size the zerk fittings are? Appears to be metric. |
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