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Re: trying to sort out suspension gremlins (long) Posted by RS [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: trying to sort out suspension gremlins (long), John Roberts, Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:59:00 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Ball joints will definitely give you the floaty feeling you describe. My '89 had one that was so bad (how bad was it?) that all the mice were hunchbacked. Oops, sorry, wrong punchline. It was so bad that, when I jacked the car up and pulled out on the wheel, I could hear the klunk and see the motion. That one got changed out that day.
Some of that rise in the front on acceleration might be due to slight front suspension geometry changes as you load the ball joints and make them move. That's speculation, though. The upper A-arm bushings are also something you'd want to look at as is the steering rack. And, like you said, the Panhard rod. The floatiness in my '89 was a combination of a very sloppy steering rack and bad ball joints.
The rear clacking might be either sloppiness in the brake pads in the caliper or it might be a loose bolt or sloppy bushing on a torque arm. Both of those things have happened on some of my 900s.
Shocks ... now *that's* a subject for debate. IMO, the very best would be Koni's. The OEM Boge's are very good. I like a hard suspension (think oak blocks supporting the car instead of pine) so, in the interests of cheapness, I've been running KYBs. If I get a raise (assuming house things and gas don't eat it all up) I may fit the '89 with Konis.
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