how can you tell if your strut bushings are bad
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Car: 88 GTA "Cocaine"
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
how can you tell if your strut bushings are bad
I know my struts are bad but how do I tell if the strut bushings are bad. is there a way to check this
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Car: 88 Formula, 90 Iroc RIP, 92 RS Sold
Engine: 305 to 350
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 10 Bolt
Re: how can you tell if your strut bushings are bad
Usually the bushing fail and you will here it rattle or bang .. Did you visually check them ?
Or you can just buy some cool adjustable ones and can get better alignment setting
founders have some for a good price
Or you can just buy some cool adjustable ones and can get better alignment setting
founders have some for a good price
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Re: how can you tell if your strut bushings are bad
Personal experience on car: I replaced my old worn shock/struts with new koni's and left the stock ruined rubber strut mounts in place, it was an oversight on my part. That was about 6 months ago. About three weeks ago I installed a set of solid bearing strut mounts. I was under the impression that installing the solid bearing ones would add more vibrations and make the ride a little more bumpy. Instead my car actually rides better with the solid bearing mounts, my steering feels quicker too. My guess is the rubber bushings were not allowing the struts to fully dampen the bumps and were allowing more squeaks and rattles to appear.
Also the sold bearing ones are about the same price as stock replacement rubber ones.
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Re: how can you tell if your strut bushings are bad
By the way it wasn't a huge improvement in ride quality, it mostly just got rid of a few squeaks and rattles which was real nice. the steering however does feel a lot better then with the stock mounts. going over bumpy roads does feel better however, just don't expect your car to ride like a caddy or something.
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