Lorne34
Project Hidalgo
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Update on the Squeaking Noise as it relates to the Vertical links. I just wasn't having any peace about the old links from my coupe so I ended up calling Steeda and speaking with one of their techs. He asked what set I had ordered and I told him it was the Delrin bushings. He asked if I was planning on doing a lot of drag racing or hard launching and I told him that I mostly was looking for better performance on twisty roads and spirited driving. He suggested that I switch to polyurethane bushings instead of the delrin. They were half the price of the delrin and he gave me an additional discount on the order. I had the alignment shop remove the old vertical links and install the new set. Noise is gone and it drives like a dream! I've included a picture of the old vertical links below. One of the inside channels actually separated and dropped out of the inner bushing. Not sure if the bushing was damaged when removing from the coupe or installing on the vert- or maybe they were just a defective set; not sure. A note about my experience at the Performance shop..... I did not realize that this shop did NOT have a drive on lift, they were able to install the springs on a lift, but had to use a trans jack to set the suspension and torque one wheel at a time. I would highly recommend to anyone getting suspension work done that they take it to a shop with a drive on lift and have them relax the suspension with weight on all 4 tires and then re-torque to spec. Once the noise started the original shop could not diagnose the issue, they just loosened each side and re-torqued, but the noise was still there. The alignment shop I took it to had it diagnosed in less than 30 minutes and did a great job installing the new vertical links and also resetting the suspension on a proper lift. Another lesson learned....
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