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A Arm bushes/torqueing
In a message dated 9/3/99 11:29:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, JShadzi writes:
In a message dated 9/3/99 9:01:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ur-quattro@msn.com writes:
<< finished lumber under each wheel would be good; or, as I think Phil
suggested, four ramps. Again, you want the car to "think" it setting on
the ground.
>>
I think a good rough estimation of sitting on the groung would be ok too,
for example if both front tires were lowered onto 4" lumber. Granted, there
will be a slight weight transfer to the rear, but nothing to stress over.
The whole point of this is that you do not want to tighten the bushings with
the suspension in full droop, because when you lower the car the bushing will
be resting in a twisted position. To aggrivate things further, each dip on
the road will further twist and mangle the bushing to its demise. I don't
think compressing the suspension while its off the groung is a good idea
either way, however.
Javad Shadzi
88 80Q
In a message dated 9/3/99 9:01:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ur-quattro@msn.com writes:
<< finished lumber under each wheel would be good; or, as I think Phil
suggested, four ramps. Again, you want the car to "think" it setting on
the ground.
>>
I think a good rough estimation of sitting on the groung would be ok too,
for example if both front tires were lowered onto 4" lumber. Granted, there
will be a slight weight transfer to the rear, but nothing to stress over.
The whole point of this is that you do not want to tighten the bushings with
the suspension in full droop, because when you lower the car the bushing will
be resting in a twisted position. To aggrivate things further, each dip on
the road will further twist and mangle the bushing to its demise. I don't
think compressing the suspension while its off the groung is a good idea
either way, however.
Javad Shadzi
88 80Q