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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

1 November 2016 - Front Suspension

I picked up the front rims/tires from the auto shop today.  The tires installed are Cooper Cobra 235/60R14.

I installed the brake flex hoses for each front wheel cylinder.
I installed the wheels and then lowered the car to the floor.  And noticed that the toe in is waaaay off.  Tomorrow I will adjust the toe-in and then move on to brakes if there is time.  The power booster needs to be installed and so does the master cylinder and then the brakes need to be bled.

Todo;

  • install driver and passenger side tie rod assemblies
  • install idler arm
  • install coil springs - driver & passenger side
  • install coil spring covers- driver & passenger side
  • Grease all suspension points/ball joints
  • install front sway bar - partially installed, will finish when full weight is on suspension
  • install wheel/tires(tire shop has both front rims and will install new tires by 1 Nov 2016.  Tires are Cooper Cobra 235/60r14.
  • on the driver side, tighten lower control arm eccentric eliminator bolt(do not torque until engine/transmission is installed)
  • on the passenger side, loosen but make sure its tight, the lower control arm eccentric eliminator bolt.
  • lower vehicle - all four wheels on the ground
  • install brake power booster/master cylinder assembly 
  • install front driver side and front passenger side brake flex hoses
  • manually adjust front drum brakes
  • bleed brake system
  • try to do some kind of front end alignment so car is driveable...




I lined up the idler arm with the frame to kind of square things up with the centerlink and pitman arm of the steering box.  After doing that, these images show the toe-in.