theiceman

holy crap those are way to nice to put in a car

Todsimpson

I found the polybronze to be significantly more compliant (better ride) than the weltmeister polygraphite they replaced.

The reason is they allowed the suspension to move! The weltmeister poly were squeaky, harsh AND had play.

For a daily driver I might look at the rubber.

Jay H

Hi Chuck,

I'm planning on buying your a-arm bushings and the spring plate bushings within the week.

I assume the rear spring plate bushings press on as well? Do you need special tools for the rear spring plate bushings?

Thank you!

Jay

imcarthur

Their jewelry for your Porsche.

I think what rusnak was referring to was one poster who had wear on the brass fittings that he felt was excessive. Lubing is necessary with EPBs of course, but alignment of the a-arm is important. They won't cure a bent arm.

EBP versus worn rubber bushings is a dramatic improvement. It sharpens the steering 'feel' in a very good way.

Ian

theiceman

Hey Ian where you been hiding .

imcarthur

Hibernating. I pop out once in while to fly somewhere to work & then hunker down again. This winter sucks.

Ian

rusnak

Yeah, I don't want to dwell on that thread, which I feel was overly negative.

Hi Ian, good to see you.

Brads911sc

Just ordered the Street-Perf 2 kit from Elephant. Pretty sure it will be 3k well spent since with the exception of my Bilstein HD's im dealing with a stock 25 year old suspension... I may ask some questions as I proceed since suspension is something I have never done before. Thanks in advance...

Brad

83 SC Targa

rusnak

Brad,
when the parts arrive, can you let us know the specs? I'd like to follow your impressions from a comparative standpoint with my car's own specs. Thanks.

Brads911sc

Definitelty Rusnak... What Specs are you wanting me to record?

rusnak

I sort of think it would be interesting if you could write down the torsion bar diameters front and rear, and the sway bar diameters. Any alignment settings, and type of shocks. I could probably look up the stock numbers, but if you have a micrometer you could measure them.

Ed Hughes

I've redone mine, and aligned. It was probably the most fun project I've done, with the exception of getting the banana arms off to get the rear monoballs on. That was 4 hours on and off with ultimately about a 6' extension on my biggest 1/2 drive breaker bar getting those bolts out with the motor/trans in place.

Elephant Chuck

Spring plate bushings do not require special tools to instal. The hard part for spring plates is the removal of the old bushings. No fun.