Re: "SZ-style" DeDion bushing in an Alfetta

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:28:08 -0700 Stefano Iachella <iachella@domain.elided> wrote:

> >i'm also pondering substituting spherical >bearings of some kind in the
> >front suspension inner mounting points.
> 
> I just put heim joints as endlinks with my 
> Shankle Alfetta front sway bar. You need a male
> and a female 14mm joint per side.

i did something similar already with the front sway bar; i had english
sized pieces so i took a rasp and filed down the mounts on the lower
control arms until the joints fit. it took a while.

i was thinking, though, about the inner joints of the upper and lower
control arms. spherical bearings should be available which could be pressed
into the arms in place of plastic lower bushings and rubber upper
bushings. i'm wondering if anyone has done that, and what their experience
was with it.

it would be totally unsuitable for a street car, but the alfetta sedan i'm
talking about will never see the street again.

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty@domain.elided
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