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Old 06-09-2009, 10:16 PM
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Default Rear SLP Bilsteins/Heater Hose mod done

I had nothing to do today so i figured id knock these mods out. Total time with an oil change, lunch and going to Kragen to buy a missing socket was just under 4 hours. This was my first shock install btw

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Bro, get some new end links for your sway bars. I can see in your last 2 pics you still have the stock ones on, and they look chewed up, especially the last pic. See the gap between the swaybar and bushing, yeah, its toast! Its $20 for a set, its the cheapest best thing to do to help with the handling and takes an hour to do the front and rear.
The drop looks good and the spoiler goes good too.
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Bro, get some new end links for your sway bars. I can see in your last 2 pics you still have the stock ones on, and they look chewed up, especially the last pic. See the gap between the swaybar and bushing, yeah, its toast! Its $20 for a set, its the cheapest best thing to do to help with the handling and takes an hour to do the front and rear.
The drop looks good and the spoiler goes good too.
i plan on getting new front and rear swaybars in the near future, so ill worry about it then
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I love my trans am but there's sometimes i wish i had a clean lt1 nice car man
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that looks good! any pix of the heater hose you used or install pix or some sort
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I love my trans am but there's sometimes i wish i had a clean lt1 nice car man
that pic hides the key mark needing to be fixed
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Originally Posted by LS1BLKSS
that looks good! any pix of the heater hose you used or install pix or some sort
it didnt occur to me to snap pics during install especially since i just made a writeup of how to do this. but the hose i used was 1/2 inch Goodyear hose from kragen. i sprayed the top of the spring and the inside of the hose with Fluid film (WD 40 works as well) and slid it on
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I heard Bilsteins dont work well in lowered applications?
Hows yours?




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