Best Budget Handling Upgrades?

pebbles · Post by **pebbles** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:08 pm

I got a weird thing about rusty exhaust. Kinda like a checked sidewall.
Cut that off and send it to Sid.

Post by **Linda** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:09 pm

What is the process, do you just take off 1 at a time and replace? How tight are they supposed to be? I don't think I have ever checked mine.

Linda

AidanDawn2000 · Post by **AidanDawn2000** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:03 pm

Linda wrote:What is the process, do you just take off 1 at a time and replace? How tight are they supposed to be? I don't think I have ever checked mine.

Linda

I jacked up the back to take the tension off the leaf springs and than just did all of them at the same time. Didn't know how tight to go. The DatsunParts.com kit i used have very fine threads compared to stock so they really clamp with not a whole lot of turning effort.

Lorna c · Post by **Lorna c** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:43 am

I'm following you on this . I'm under my roadster now to do shocks . I'm getting a game plan ready because I already know working under this car without enuf room kinda sucks so . I'm going to plan better for the shocks I hope . did trans oil last and it tested my patience just to get the nut back in . wish me luck , I'm in training ..haha

AC77 · Post by **AC77** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:48 am

Lorna c wrote:I'm following you on this . I'm under my roadster now to do shocks . I'm getting a game plan ready because I already know working under this car without enuf room kinda sucks so . I'm going to plan better for the shocks I hope . did trans oil last and it tested my patience just to get the nut back in . wish me luck , I'm in training ..haha

May the force be with you.

Lorna c · Post by **Lorna c** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:19 pm

AC77 wrote:
Lorna c wrote:I'm following you on this . I'm under my roadster now to do shocks . I'm getting a game plan ready because I already know working under this car without enuf room kinda sucks so . I'm going to plan better for the shocks I hope . did trans oil last and it tested my patience just to get the nut back in . wish me luck , I'm in training ..haha
May the force be with you.

oh man , is it that bad i need "the force" haha any tips ?

AC77 · Post by **AC77** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:24 pm

I feel like I need the force every time I work on these old cars. Very rarely does something that should be easy go as planned

Post by **2mAn** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:09 pm

You guys are making me nervous to swap my front suspension

AidanDawn2000 · Post by **AidanDawn2000** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:46 pm

2mAn wrote:You guys are making me nervous to swap my front suspension

haha me too. I've got comp springs and konis sitting in my gauge but I'm waiting for someone to "go first"

AC77 · Post by **AC77** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:48 pm

2mAn wrote:You guys are making me nervous to swap my front suspension

Yes, be very afraid

Post by **2mAn** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:54 pm

Im going to spray everything in penetrating fluid everyday until I work on it

Lorna c · Post by **Lorna c** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:37 pm

i just hate under the car ! it's messy smelly and of course harder because THERE'S NO ROOM !
i made the mistake of taking a smoke under with me one, twice, maybe three times and the cherry gets knocked off every time .. why .. BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROOOM .. haha no I'm sore from going under the car and trying to tune my weed eater . . yank yank yank my arm off .

JT68 · Post by **JT68** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:07 am

Suggest steam cleaning the under carriage and suspension before you start taking apart anything.

Only spray penetratig oil on the fasteners threads since it will not do the rubber parts any good.

The sway bar bolts are especially easy to break off -- go easy. J

Post by **2mAn** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:47 am

JT68 wrote:Suggest steam cleaning the under carriage and suspension before you start taking apart anything.

Only spray penetratig oil on the fasteners threads since it will not do the rubber parts any good.

The sway bar bolts are especially easy to break off -- go easy. J

I was exaggerating that I was going to spray everything down! haha

I definitely want to get the bottom of the car steam cleaned. A friend recommended an awesome place to do it but its a far drive away and essentially I would lose a day to get that steam cleaning done. I will probably just go to the self-service car wash by my house and do it on my own to the best of my abilities. Definitely makes a difference getting all the old crud off...

Lorna c · Post by **Lorna c** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:02 am

good call on that . I've been knocking it down as i close up leaks ,clean ish and look again for fresh but that hear oil is another monster. yek . . and my breaks i think have enuf crud to keep the e break from engaging well maybe.and a pull to the right on harder breaking . ones not working well . hopefully a bad like to the wheel .or simple .hahaha right . but I'm thinking i can do all at once ,haha , i can't even fix my revirce light in a day . . haha i went through the entire system looking for the problem , and the bulb was burnt .. hahaha .ugh ..

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