01-20-2022, 08:47 PM | #23 |
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After alignment and corner balancing. Here are a couple pictures showing the ride height and how flushed I got the wheels.
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01-22-2022, 05:42 PM | #26 |
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Okay, got to drive it around in various settings for a couple hundred miles. Here are my initial thoughts.
There is definitely an increase in NVH. It's more noticeable for the front vs the rear. After installing the rear arms, I did my diy alignment and took it out for a test drive. There was minimal NVH introduced but all the slop and chatter was gone in the drive line. However, after putting the fronts in and getting it aligned, I noticed a big jump in NVH while driving under 20mph on rough roads; you simple feel and hear everything. Since the rod ends are new, everything feels nice and tight; even while hitting bumps. But as they wear out, I'm afraid it might start to feel more "crashy". I just discovered the rod-end boots/covers available for these arms. I wish I knew that before I installed everything. Regardless, I may purchase and install those to protect the rod ends. If the front starts to annoy me, I think I'm gonna get the SPL adjustable monoball for the OEM caster arm and reinstall that along with putting the OEM toe arm back in. This way, I can still have the adjustability I want while keeping some ball joints in the mix — thus decreasing some of the NVH. Despite the added NVH, the car drives fantastic. Body roll has decreased and the steering, acceleration, braking is more planted. |
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01-22-2022, 06:52 PM | #27 | |
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This is why I chose the Fall Line rear links (they were also cheaper, and I'm a cheapskate). Keeping dirt and grit and water out of the rod ends should definitely extend their life. But if they're quality joints they should last a while. |
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Any changes in NVH now that they've likely broken in a bit more?
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https://www.fkrodends.com/products/s...roducts/boots/ I ended up taking all the front control arms back to stock with the exception of a new SPL adjustable caster monoball. I might end up putting the SPL adjustable lower control arm back in though. It'll all depend on what I want to do with the alignment. Unfortunately I'm also trouble shooting a bad creaking noise from the drivers side strut; so that's been first priority for me. |
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09-06-2022, 08:27 AM | #30 |
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+1 on finding those boots!
I'm thinking if you pack a boot with grease it'll keep any water out?
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09-06-2022, 09:58 AM | #31 |
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I'm pretty sure those boots aren't meant to be greased. FK rod ends come with a Teflon coating that is not supposed to be greased. I think these covers/boots are just meant to keep dirt and contaminants off the rod ends.
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09-06-2022, 12:41 PM | #32 | |
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U da man X. Thanks!
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09-06-2022, 06:30 PM | #33 |
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I remember the nightmares I had when I installed all 8 arms in the rear axle all together. I think it took at least 10 shops to find a good one. SPL was like "SIR ISN'T THERE A GOOD ALIGNMENT SHOP?"
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09-06-2022, 11:15 PM | #35 |
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Did you do all the SPL parts at once?
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That's how you are supposed to do it… piece by piece is a waste of time, install money and alignment money lol
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