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Definitely on the priority list on mine. Went for a country cruise with a mate, he has a BA II XR6 T
and mine AU II Ghia. He's just had all his bushes done. Anyways we swapped cars for a leg of the drive and holy moly what a pleasure the BA was to drive, so tight like it just came off the factory floor, even better. I really take care of my AU but this is something I've definitely over looked.
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Guys another quick question.
I remember a few years ago on here a few guys were having trouble with CV joints breaking - but I think it was only from drag racing. While I have everything taken apart, is it worth putting in new half shafts while I'm there?
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SuperPro have just finished a development run of new upper irs shock mounts, I have a set on order and will be planning to get them installed asap. They are in all respects a reproduction of the original, but with a flexible polyurathane rather than rubber. I'll get some pictures up as soon as I lay my hands on them.
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Interesting in seeing what they are like. I have a set of Sox mounts that are pretty much exactly that.
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Went to get the fairlane wheel aligned today and have the rear camber bolts fitted as mine never had them , only to find out that the upper inner bushes and the upper outer bushes are fishnickered , NOBODY IN WA had anything on the shelf can you beleive that *****. So i ended up with the upper inner bushes being nolathane and i believe the upper outer bush will be a super pro bush, not ideal as is a mixed bag of brands . but had no choice at the time , Are the nolathane bushes that BAD in the rear of the car ???, as it will only be the inners that will be nolathane , or am i going to have dramas with them.They haven't been fitted yet hopefully they get some super pro bushes in overnight and i can return the nolathane ones It's a daily driver lowered to tickford specks with munro gt gas shocks all round
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Nah you'll be right with the nolathane bushes. Super Pro are certainly better, but You'll be right.
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Well finally got the car back this afternoon , had a chat to the technician that was doing the bushes and a couple of interesting things have been learned. At 16 yrs old and having done 226k i was not surprised to see that bushes were needed, all upper arm bushes were fishnickered . But what is surprising is that the inner upper bolts for the arm on the left side WERE NOT TIGHT AT ALL , right was fine , starting to wonder if this car has been smashed at some point?? , anyway bushes done camber bolts fitted and wheel aligned and now all good MUCH better to drive but not looking forward to the bill tomorrow
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couple nolathane bushes wont hurt, but dont do the whole lot youll regret it!
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Which Rear Sway Bar do i need?, The Whiteline one on their Website is 20mm?
Over on FordMods, I member Wrote Quote:
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im pretty sure thats refering to outer sway bar mounts on live axle, i have seen them crack on live axle cars,
not irs as irs swaybar is mounted to the cradle and rear lower arms |
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Perfect thanks for the reply Which rear sway bar would you recommend
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I'm fairly certain that Whiteline no longer make a rear IRS swaybar.
Regardless, I got a KMAC item in 20mm. KMAC will make you one on an as ordered basis.
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Signature sway bars will do a 24mm rear bar
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Cant wait till all the new bushes, rear hubs and swaybars go in Anyone know about the quality of these Half Shafts ?
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I think GKN (Unidrive, Vic) manufactured and supplied them to BTR (ION,DSI) back in the day.
I used to visit the Albury plant when it was known as ION/DSI, now no more since the chinese bought the company and shut it down. :( Unidrive is still around for now making parts mainly for Toyota and Corvette prop shafts.
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Will a 6000kg shop press do the job to fit all these bushes including sub frame?
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Pro...-6000kg/214467
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Most likely. I have a 20t press and it rarely goes over 2-3t. It's been up around 8t a couple of times. Having said that, my 20t unit was only about $100 more than that on Ebay, with a pneumatic attachment.
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Thanks man
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see this forum also :
https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11353903 I have noticed these replacement internal polyurethane bushes are now available for $110ea from wholesale suspension They also sell complete (changeover) shock / spring mounts also $275ea. https://wholesalesuspension.com.au (02) 98318825 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-AU-...T/272728046549 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-AU-...A/272724624580 Falcon Unbelievable !!!
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