alkemyst
08-13-2005, 02:06 PM
Just got done installing these on my S14 SE.
Easy job, 30mins tops....8 bolts are all you need to R&R.
I had a clunk sound making left turns coming from the rear...tried tightening everything I could, checked the springs for play, the top nuts, etc....
Decided to give the Dupree bushings a shot at $60. http://www.specialtyz.com/subspacers.htm
Excellent mod. A *little* more road hum, but you'd have to be listening for it. Definitely quieter than my AVS100ES tires though, which are starting to p!ss me off but only have 5k miles on them. A slight resonance at about 3500rpms, again hardly noticable and not really bad sounding...more mechanical than anything...if I had a radio installed I probably would have not even noticed. However, the car is actually quieter from lack of cluncks, pops and creakes coming from the rear. I was really surprised at all the missing little noises that I thought was just the trunk springs when I turned or crossed a rough patch of road.
Now handling is much better, the rear is solid and not floatly (for lack of a better description). It was easy to get the rear tires to let loose in moderate turns under acceleration whereas before it was as if there was a 2 sec delay before my car reacted to throttle input.
Banging off a U-turn at speed is a lot easier, the rear doesn't seem to sway at all like before (seemed like there was 1/2 to 1" of play in the whole rear, I am running 8/6 springs, whiteline sways so there shouldn't be). The car just feels more connected now, on the way home I was really impressed with the difference. It's not like adding coilovers or anything, but it is a great improvement if you have done other things or have worn out subframe bushings.
Just an FYI
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Easy job, 30mins tops....8 bolts are all you need to R&R.
I had a clunk sound making left turns coming from the rear...tried tightening everything I could, checked the springs for play, the top nuts, etc....
Decided to give the Dupree bushings a shot at $60. http://www.specialtyz.com/subspacers.htm
Excellent mod. A *little* more road hum, but you'd have to be listening for it. Definitely quieter than my AVS100ES tires though, which are starting to p!ss me off but only have 5k miles on them. A slight resonance at about 3500rpms, again hardly noticable and not really bad sounding...more mechanical than anything...if I had a radio installed I probably would have not even noticed. However, the car is actually quieter from lack of cluncks, pops and creakes coming from the rear. I was really surprised at all the missing little noises that I thought was just the trunk springs when I turned or crossed a rough patch of road.
Now handling is much better, the rear is solid and not floatly (for lack of a better description). It was easy to get the rear tires to let loose in moderate turns under acceleration whereas before it was as if there was a 2 sec delay before my car reacted to throttle input.
Banging off a U-turn at speed is a lot easier, the rear doesn't seem to sway at all like before (seemed like there was 1/2 to 1" of play in the whole rear, I am running 8/6 springs, whiteline sways so there shouldn't be). The car just feels more connected now, on the way home I was really impressed with the difference. It's not like adding coilovers or anything, but it is a great improvement if you have done other things or have worn out subframe bushings.
Just an FYI
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