Suspension v2: Ridetech delrin front

This weekend I did suspension v2 on the front of the car

• Ridetech Delrin AF bushings
• AMT camber lockout kit
• AMT UCA stud conversion
• Strano front sway bar
• Whiteline adjustable endlinks
• Moog ball joints

I’ve been avoiding this for ages, but this is the largest window I’ll have to work on the car before events start in earnest and since it’ll need realigned it has to happen at once. The worst thing about all of this is all of the bushing press outwards. It makes access a pita. I got one of those big C clamp kits and tried my best but ended up having to go over to a buddy’s house where he had a shop press. Being able to stack cups vertically and have a set of hands to keep it aligned is a game changer.

Anyhow UCA weren’t too bad. You can actually use a screw jack like you have in the back of many cars to push both out. Delrin almost seats by hand and a rubber mallet finished it and the dog bones that go in. The studs unfortunately didn’t come with a specific depth recommendation and mount with red loctite. I just use the original bolt as a guide hopefully I won’t be back with a torch to adjust them. I was able to get the upper ball joints out of the knuckles as well since you can press easily from the outside.

The LCA is the big issue. I couldn’t fit my C arm in there and get my impact on it. The ball joints are a lot bigger too and need more force. A bearing puller kit allowed us to squeeze in under the bushing and press from the outside. You use a socket or something similar to have a narrow drive element.

The sway bar, I’m a little concerned it will hit my coilovers. The strano bar is adjustable where so has a longer tab. I used the adjustable links to put it where I think it’ll have the most clearance. I guess we’ll find out.

I still need to pull out the rears and get them set up as well. Hopefully it should go quicker for round 2

I also did a  start of the year tour of the car just before starting work on bushings.