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Rear suspension
Posted by Stephen Goldberger [Email] (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:52:19
In Reply to: Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, Daren, Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:02:55
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Sadly, you need to be obsessive and paranoid about the rear suspension. Step one is to have the ride height corrected. You can use spring spacers or new springs, depending on how far off level it is. Step to is to correct the camber to *non-Aero* setting by first replacing any worn out suspension bushings and then using rear hub shims. Step three is to be paranoid about the load you put on the springs. Get a trailer hitch if you don't already have on on the car and use the trailer for heavy loads.
Finally, you can touch up the front camber by slightly grinding out the lower mounting holes on the strut. Or is it the upper ones? Or maybe you can use either. This is a lot lake what happens with those "camber adjust" bolts except the actual threaded part remains full size so you can apply the full clamping force.
Note that I use "you" in the sense that it will likely be your shop that actually does the work (except for the caring about load levels).
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Posts in this Thread:
- Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, Daren, Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:02:55
- Re: Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, derf, Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:15:34
- Re: Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, R. Frist, Tue, 2 Aug 2011 05:13:57
- Rear suspension, Stephen Goldberger, Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:52:19 <-- Viewing This Message
- On carrying a spare DIC, Stephen Goldberger, Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:44:03
- With both in the driveway..., Noel, Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:14:20
- 2004 9-5 Aero SW a great car, AeroEd, Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:17:01
- Re: Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, Jeffo2, Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:50:43
- Re: Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, Slug , Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:50:09
- Re: Moving from 9000 to 9-5 World, turbostud, Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:38:02
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