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I recently experienced the DW for the first time. I replaced the king pin bushings and springs because of the awesome info here. I also replaced the left outer tie rod, balanced the front tires and did an alignment.
I replaced the shocks today. Got some cheap Monroe shocks. I prefer Bilstein but don't have the money right now. Previously, I put the springs/bushings/tie rod on during work hours while I had some down time. I guess that's why I didn't notice these horribly obvious things that were also wrong. I don't know how one beats the leaf spring bushing out of place but man-o-man someone did. The spring had worn a groove in the bracket.
I'm going to replace all the bushings in the front with Energy Suspensions poly bushings. I installed these bushings in the rear control arms of my Impala when it was super-charged and WOW what a difference. Prices aren't too bad either. About $40 for the 6 sets with CM sleeves. I'll have more pics soon.
Thanks for lookin!
I recently experienced the DW for the first time. I replaced the king pin bushings and springs because of the awesome info here. I also replaced the left outer tie rod, balanced the front tires and did an alignment.
I replaced the shocks today. Got some cheap Monroe shocks. I prefer Bilstein but don't have the money right now. Previously, I put the springs/bushings/tie rod on during work hours while I had some down time. I guess that's why I didn't notice these horribly obvious things that were also wrong. I don't know how one beats the leaf spring bushing out of place but man-o-man someone did. The spring had worn a groove in the bracket.
I'm going to replace all the bushings in the front with Energy Suspensions poly bushings. I installed these bushings in the rear control arms of my Impala when it was super-charged and WOW what a difference. Prices aren't too bad either. About $40 for the 6 sets with CM sleeves. I'll have more pics soon.
Thanks for lookin!
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