Re: [DML] Upgraded Front Suspension

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like you need a pair of Byrne's arms ASAP, even without outriggers. 

Bill Robertson
#5939

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "K.L. (KAYO) Ong" <klo@...> wrote:
>
> In NYC we don't just have "pot holes" or unfinished paved hole made  
> by the many utility companies that the haven't filled, we have SINK  
> HOLES of all sizes!!!  The difference between a pot hole and a sink  
> hole?  A sink hole is a hole in the street's tarmac and it is void of  
> sand, dirt or any other material that SHOULD be there as a filler  
> support medium.  These sink hole can be many feet deep!!!   If you  
> are a lucky driver, there may be pylons, work horses or a trash can  
> that they place as to mark the area to avoid it... Several years ago,  
> driving at night in the snow/rain, I ate one, it cost me a tire and  
> rim on my "D"...  Rob Grady had both on hand to replace them the next  
> morning... BTW, you can't sue or file for damages against NYC, unless  
> there are "three previous recorded reports" of the same hole by other  
> unlucky drivers before yours.  Life in the Big Apple....
> 
> Kayo Ong
> #5508
> Lic 9D NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 29, 2011, at 9:36 AM, stainlessilusion wrote:
> 
> > When I used to live in upstate NY and drove daily year round on all  
> > sorts of roads (gravel, dirt, paved roads that looked like Swiss  
> > cheese with pot holes, etc); my front end went through many ball  
> > joints and LCA -> frame bushings. My drivers side bushing is still  
> > trashed from 2 years ago. I've never replaced arb bushings on the  
> > car. I'm sure if mine being original held up like this (never left  
> > me stranded-just constantly replacing parts), Bill's would probably  
> > be better off. I've never broken/cracked an LCA-even when I had a  
> > catastrophic lower ball joint failure that ended up with LCA  
> > grinding along the asphalt until the car came to a halt; and I've  
> > never popped a spring from its perch. However, I am another to say  
> > that I hate the original LCA though as it does seems terribly thin.  
> > Other than that - if I had the extra money that didn't have  
> > priority over the needed fuel pump/system, carpeting,  
> > weatherstripping, etc - I may "upgrade" as well. -----Dan B.
> >
> > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "K.L. (KAYO) Ong" <klo@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Mr. Robertson:
> > >
> > > How well will your modified suspension hold up on the treacherous
> > > streets and roads of New York City?
> > >
> > > Kayo Ong
> > > #5508
> > > Lic 9D NY
> > >
> > > On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:20 PM, content22207 wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just drove from the NC/SC border to DC on my new front
> > > > suspension: Byrne's LCA's *AND* Ed's outriggers. The combined
> > > > effect is nothing short of revolutionary. This is the way these
> > > > cars should have been built in the first place. If people promise
> > > > not to crash my car, I will let them test drive it at DMA this
> > > > weekend.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone who has ever removed their sway bar knows how floppy OEM
> > > > LCA's are (let's be brutally honest -- they're unacceptably floppy
> > > > even with the sway bar in place). Even before my sway bar was
> > > > reattached, the lower "wishbones" had absolutely no fore/aft
> > > > movement whatsoever.
> > > >
> > > > Bill Robertson
> > > > #5939
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
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