Got tired of clunking/binding/darting with my camber kit, so I installed a set of stock upper control arms. Bad ball joint, ovaled UCA holes... it was a mess. Had to adjust toe using the string method just to get the car drivable... to think I auto-x'ed like this.

I still have urathane bushings installed in all of the other suspension joints EXCEPT the UCA's... test drive tonight went well, but the "front-end float" is back more than I thought it would be...

Thoughts on pulling the stock bushings out and putting the urathane back in?

I don't have any of the silicone grease left... what kind of grease should I use if I put the urathane back in?

Thanks for any input...

[edit] have Eibac (sp?) pro springs and Illumia skocks

 

You can buy silicone grease at any automotive store. White lithium grease also works.

 

i dont get the "front-end float" description. what do you mean? how is it different with the clunky old camber kits?

what setting do you leave your illuminas? are you changing the adjustment at all?

what did you align your car at? how well do you trust your string method. btw, i dont distrust stringing your car for alignment, but it can be done improperly, so thats why im asking how well you trust your own measurement.

 

Thanks for the replies... the front-end float I describing is only at high speed (>60 MPH)- the car will float around slightly unless set in a turn (not excessive but you can feel it), and minor changes to steering angle are not responsive . The difference: 10 being full urathane, 1 being all stock- it's like 7 or so. It's hard to describe exactly.. the suspension feels much more complaint to road changes.

Yes, I should have included a better description... the old camber kit (I tried two different types- the sliding bolt and offset pivot at the UCA pivot joints ) were installed ok, but were not adjusted properly- the shops (I went to three) used the adjustmet at the pivot to correct for toe and caster AND THEN camber. The entire suspension was binding...

As for the string alignment, I tried to get it as "straight" as possible. Before I used the string, the car crabwalked down the raod- I couldn't go over 2 MPH!

I didn't want to get it aligned at a shop, then go back with the urathane, then have to get it aligned again.

I run the illumminas on full soft for the street, anything else is too brutal of a ride in a lowered Del Sol (especially on DE roads!)

The reason I asked about the grease is the Silicon grease is diffirent from the Li grease, which seems to be different from OEM grease.

Thanks for the replies