MrBerkshire Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hi Guys Can any of you give me some advice regarding the rear suspension please Basically all of it is original and so all of it is quite rusty now, so im considering changing the lot, arms bars bushes and bolts etc (dont know the proper terms sorry) the cars a Jap NA and completely standard so i dont need anything uprated for track use. I have the exploded parts drawings with the original part numbers but i dont know where the best place to get it all from is? Any help would be much appreciated Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Why change them because they are rusty? You only need to change them when the ball joints and bushes fail. If those are all good then why not just take them off, get some new nuts and adjustment cams and give them a good clean up, prep and paint? That'd be much cheaper than replacing the arms with either OEM or aftermarket items. If you want to prep a set ready to fit Ric has a set on Facebook up for sale that he says are in great condition. Paint those up all nice and black and swap over with yours. Then you could paint them and sell your old ones on to cover the cost of Ric's. Or you could change them for new if you want to restore the cars suspension to as new. That would entail sway bars, drop links, frame bushes and new shocks being part of the ever more expensive package though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBerkshire Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Yea good point didnt think of that, even the subframe needs it too. Wasnt just because of the rust was thinking of the age, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Seeing you are also in Shropshire you are welcome to bring your car over to mine and stick it up on my ramp to have a good poke around underneath and then think about whats best from there if that'd help. I've spent the best part of £10k on parts replacing loads underneath so it can kind of run away unless you have a clear goal in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Changing all the suspension arms will be a really expensive job, over a grand easy, if you can still get them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBerkshire Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Its off the road currently, sat in a carcoon. Not sure the metal will be much good with the amount of rust, where abouts are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Pretty much in the middle of the county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I think tcb are still doing the suspension bits. Best thing to spend your money on in my opinion on a Sup with original suspension. Changes the car. I would think most Sups now have tired suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 With the availability of parts slowly drying up, it's at the stage now where it may be worth while picking these sort of things up if (and only if) you're seriously committed to keeping the car for a long time to come. I renewed everything suspension wise last year as well and am glad I did it. My rear end was completely seized solid and the anti-roll bar was off center so at the very least it needed bushes and ball joints refreshed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) If its all original and never been touched i'd put a small bet that some of the eccentric adjusters will be seized and very hard to remove without cutting them, i'd also guess some of the rubber bushes will be in a poor condition along with the ball joint covers. When was its last MOT ? any advisories Edited March 21, 2019 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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