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| Topic Started: Jun 7 2012, 10:44 PM (552 Views) | |
| Svdharma | Jun 7 2012, 10:44 PM Post #1 |
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My suspension/drive train was shot when I bought my car for $250, and I knew it at the time, but now it is time to fix it. I would like to do a complete overhaul replacing all the parts that get significant wear. I already have a new tranny which is the biggest, most obvious thing to replace, but I am thinking ball joints, CV joints, wheel bearings, and tie rod ends, but I am sure I am missing something. If possible I would like to get beefier replacement parts from a larger vehicle but I don't know if there are any interchangeable parts available. I will be doing a lot of off road driving with this car so I want everything to be as durable as possible. Does anyone have any ideas for stronger parts I could use or anything I might want to replace that I have not thought of? The suspension on this car is really trashed so I would like to start out with all new parts. |
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| arollinstone | Jun 7 2012, 11:01 PM Post #2 |
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If you're planning on going off road after it's fixed the first place I'd check out would be Turbine Tech for one of their steel frame braces. |
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| Svdharma | Jun 8 2012, 02:49 PM Post #3 |
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I knew I saw those braces somewhere, but I could not figured who makes them... I can TIG weld but I don't have a TIG machine to use so I might end up buying one of those braces or I might end up building it myself if I can find a welding machine to use (Anyone in California have a TIG machine I could come use for a while?). Will it just help my tires stay aligned, or would it actually effect off-road performance? |
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| Coche Blanco | Jun 8 2012, 02:51 PM Post #4 |
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It'll just make your car a little tougher, but you'll have less ground clearance. I wouldn't worry about making one, honestly. |
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| Svdharma | Jun 8 2012, 03:06 PM Post #5 |
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Ground clearance is paramount. I am going to be doing a 1" lift and a full underbelly pan that attatches in sections with velcro so I can remove it for clearance. |
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| georandy | Jul 9 2012, 08:36 PM Post #6 |
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How is it turning out. What have you done? |
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| calrenman | Jul 21 2012, 03:04 AM Post #7 |
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Hello How are you doing the one inch lift? With Spacers? |
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| crankcase | Jul 25 2012, 01:24 AM Post #8 |
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I don't know the 97 very well, but maybe struts, rack and pinion, and sway bar bushings for the front? I don't rember what is on the rear. |
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| georandy | Aug 19 2012, 03:27 PM Post #9 |
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 How is the lift going? Did you do it? How did you do it?
Edited by georandy, Aug 19 2012, 03:28 PM.
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