Spherical bearing upper mounts.
10-20-2014, 09:13 PM
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Spherical bearing upper mounts. Just wanted to share my newest quest to improve handling. First i tried out the pillow ball camber plate deal, which was great but i need to do add'l engineering on keeping the strut assembly moving freely without binding. So for now im on new factory mounts, which maintains a good stack height, and also has a axial load of 44,000 lbs. More than durable for a DD for years. and years and rebuldable, as the bearings are held in place with against a race and secured via snap rings.
All thats required was some bronze bearings and washers of the M14 variety. You start with your Spring hat, use 2 washers, the bronze bearings which act as bushings in the bearing assembly, then the top plate another washer, then the nut. Grease between every point.
So far i got a couple of weeks and there solid as hell, but no friction in the steering whatsoever this time around.
Excuse all the grease and stuff, this is how i assembled everything, There was no need like i initially thought for 4 washers, which can lower the can while increasing strut travel slightly.
Stack goes like this
All thats required was some bronze bearings and washers of the M14 variety. You start with your Spring hat, use 2 washers, the bronze bearings which act as bushings in the bearing assembly, then the top plate another washer, then the nut. Grease between every point.
So far i got a couple of weeks and there solid as hell, but no friction in the steering whatsoever this time around.
Excuse all the grease and stuff, this is how i assembled everything, There was no need like i initially thought for 4 washers, which can lower the can while increasing strut travel slightly.
Stack goes like this
Last edited by 91parkave; 10-30-2014 at 07:47 PM.
10-21-2014, 08:05 AM
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Great work man!
Funny enough I'm just finishing the same thing for my LS4 Citation build. In your first pic it looks like some sleeve/ bushings on the right side, did you use these and did you buy them or make them? I got bearings from QA1 but am looking at needing to make sleeves for strut to bearing..
Cheers
Funny enough I'm just finishing the same thing for my LS4 Citation build. In your first pic it looks like some sleeve/ bushings on the right side, did you use these and did you buy them or make them? I got bearings from QA1 but am looking at needing to make sleeves for strut to bearing..
Cheers
10-21-2014, 08:37 AM
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Great work man!
Funny enough I'm just finishing the same thing for my LS4 Citation build. In your first pic it looks like some sleeve/ bushings on the right side, did you use these and did you buy them or make them? I got bearings from QA1 but am looking at needing to make sleeves for strut to bearing..
Cheers
Funny enough I'm just finishing the same thing for my LS4 Citation build. In your first pic it looks like some sleeve/ bushings on the right side, did you use these and did you buy them or make them? I got bearings from QA1 but am looking at needing to make sleeves for strut to bearing..
Cheers
Nah the bronze bearings are the bushings that take up the space between the strut rod and and bearing.I'll snap some more pics
