trailing arm upgrade
trailing arm upgrade for a cost of 21.99 per arm and a couple of bushings you can have trailing arms that surpass any upgrades currently available. If you have a tractor supply or cal ranch store near ypu then these are readuly available. All others must order them.
Parts list of what youll need
2x toplink cat 1 part number 0267759.
The bushings will have to reduce from the 3/4 in bolt hole. So for the rear bolt i used 3/4 to 5/8 bushing (also found next to the links) part # 0269002 x2
The front bolt for the actual bracket, i chose to make accept a 1/2 bolt which required a very slight reaming of the bracket. Its on you how far you want to offsett left or right to cleqr your tires. Im on 245s in the rear 7"rim standard gxp rim.
Bushing will need to be from 3/4 od to 1/2.
Other things i should lve bought at the time were nuts for both rod ends to keep them locked.
Anyway this is how it all came together.
Parts list of what youll need
2x toplink cat 1 part number 0267759.
The bushings will have to reduce from the 3/4 in bolt hole. So for the rear bolt i used 3/4 to 5/8 bushing (also found next to the links) part # 0269002 x2
The front bolt for the actual bracket, i chose to make accept a 1/2 bolt which required a very slight reaming of the bracket. Its on you how far you want to offsett left or right to cleqr your tires. Im on 245s in the rear 7"rim standard gxp rim.
Bushing will need to be from 3/4 od to 1/2.
Other things i should lve bought at the time were nuts for both rod ends to keep them locked.
Anyway this is how it all came together.
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That is what is used to turn the tube. Notice the small hole in the center?
Just a word of caution... Many in the Fiero world have experimented with rod ends on the trailing links and they normally break from the impact loads the trailing link sees. Every pavement seam, every pot hole, every bump in the road is transmitted through the trailing link. One guy who ran poly in the trailing link for a decade ended up shearing off the mounting bolt on his trailing link.
So I stick with rubber bushings for the trailing links (and run rod ends on the lateral links).
Just a word of caution... Many in the Fiero world have experimented with rod ends on the trailing links and they normally break from the impact loads the trailing link sees. Every pavement seam, every pot hole, every bump in the road is transmitted through the trailing link. One guy who ran poly in the trailing link for a decade ended up shearing off the mounting bolt on his trailing link.
So I stick with rubber bushings for the trailing links (and run rod ends on the lateral links).
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Verdad Gallardo That is what is used to turn the tube. Notice the small hole in the center?
Just a word of caution... Many in the Fiero world have experimented with rod ends on the trailing links and they normally break from the impact loads the trailing link sees. Every pavement seam, every pot hole, every bump in the road is transmitted through the trailing link. One guy who ran poly in the trailing link for a decade ended up shearing off the mounting bolt on his trailing link.
So I stick with rubber bushings for the trailing links (and run rod ends on the lateral links).
Just a word of caution... Many in the Fiero world have experimented with rod ends on the trailing links and they normally break from the impact loads the trailing link sees. Every pavement seam, every pot hole, every bump in the road is transmitted through the trailing link. One guy who ran poly in the trailing link for a decade ended up shearing off the mounting bolt on his trailing link.
So I stick with rubber bushings for the trailing links (and run rod ends on the lateral links).