redoing my front suspension what parts needed?
03-23-2009, 06:11 PM
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redoing my front suspension what parts needed? Im looking to redo my whole front suspension, such as struts, wheel bearings, ball joints and everything like that, what are the parts needed? Im tyring to get a complete list before i start breaking it down. I know that i may not need all of the parts but the cars got 120k on it and i feel like replacing everything all at once. Im not looking for performance stuff just good quality stuff, I have heard that moog is a good brand, any suggestions?
03-24-2009, 06:54 AM
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I suggest ball joints (all 4), control arm bushings (all 4), outer tie rod ends, sway bar bushings and links (both front and rear), and the best shocks your budget will allow. In the rear, you should replace the lower control arm bushings, and check the rubber torque arm bushing at the front end of the arm, where it attaches to the tranny.
Moog parts are good quality replacements, and if you replace the front shocks, you should also do the rear, to maintain a balanced ride. Wheel bearing assemblies should be inspected for "looseness" but may not have to be replaced, depending on how hard the car has been driven in the past.
One other thing, I'd replace the panhard bar bushings, and here I'd use polyurethane.
Moog parts are good quality replacements, and if you replace the front shocks, you should also do the rear, to maintain a balanced ride. Wheel bearing assemblies should be inspected for "looseness" but may not have to be replaced, depending on how hard the car has been driven in the past.
One other thing, I'd replace the panhard bar bushings, and here I'd use polyurethane.
03-24-2009, 09:46 AM
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thanks, thats some good info, last year i did most of the rear, which was easy imo. New control arms, sway bar end links, new pan hard bar. So this years im doing the front, it definitley needs some work, the car is getting older and up in miles, i figure go in there once and not have to worry about it.
03-25-2009, 06:51 AM
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Moog doesn't offer a "kit", like some places do. I don't want to offend any of the sponsors here, so I won't mention where I get my stuff. But if you have a friend at a shop, maybe they could order the parts through their shop and get you a discount....
