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Front springs and bushings....

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Peter-I checked both sides and the top trunion bolt assembly is outboard rather than inboard.
 
regularman said:
Maybe you can clean all that oil off when you get in there barry :wink:
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Well I did that, gave that area a good cleaning, and to my surprise, the dampers are red!?!?
Were they red from the factory?
Anyway, I can't work on this, I can't get my jack stands high enough.
I have a buddy with a lift, we'll play on monday.

One last question.. The new springs I have look considerably taller than the area they are going into. I know they'll compress to fit in there, but will they settle like leaf springs?
Just reading the horror stories about the right size springs has me a little concerned...
 
They will compress, think weight of car.
 
That was a nasty job. Not so much the springs, but the upper bushing. The side with the cracked spring had siezed, and no windy, PB or heat was moving that thing. An air hammer did.
I left the lower bushings alone, I wasn't prepared to go into that battle.

Anyway, all back together and it has made a CONSIDERABLE difference already. I'll do the bump stops tonight, and should be ready for Saturdays autocross!
Yay!
Cheers guys!
 
Way to go. Actually lower bushings are not that big of a deal.
 
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