I pulled up the old strut rods for Dees67 and discovered that one is slightly
bent. The bend starts at a point about 6-10 inches from the bushing end
and deviates by maybe 1-2 degrees. It's enough to see if you look closely,
but not radical.
Can I /should I reuse this rod? If it's bent to begin with, won't it tend to continue
bending? I'm upgrading to Midolyne bushings which will be stiffer than rubber
and softer than poly. I'm also adding the big front sway bar, subframe connectors,
export brace and monte-carlo bar. Will this new, stiffer chassis translate to more
stress on the strut rods?
Rich
'67 C-code 'vert (Dees67)
'69 GT FB (project car)
Check out my band http://www.brickyardblues.com
bent. The bend starts at a point about 6-10 inches from the bushing end
and deviates by maybe 1-2 degrees. It's enough to see if you look closely,
but not radical.
Can I /should I reuse this rod? If it's bent to begin with, won't it tend to continue
bending? I'm upgrading to Midolyne bushings which will be stiffer than rubber
and softer than poly. I'm also adding the big front sway bar, subframe connectors,
export brace and monte-carlo bar. Will this new, stiffer chassis translate to more
stress on the strut rods?
Rich
'67 C-code 'vert (Dees67)
'69 GT FB (project car)
Check out my band http://www.brickyardblues.com