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03-04-2008 #41
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I will say this about the Delalums.....once you try them, I doubt you will ever go back to anything else. I had greased up polygraphite bushing in the control arms for years and thought they were great, no sqeaks....but when you take the front springs out and the upper control arm just hangs there and you have to physically muscle it through it's range of motion, and the same was true of the lower arm....
....then try it with a greased up Delalum fitted control arm...man the difference is night and day. I went with the SCandC upper adjustable tubulars with the greaseable race bushings and added the Delalums to the factory lowers....unbelievable how smooth the action is, you can literally move the arms with one finger....1970 RS/SS350 139K on the clock:
89 TPI motor w/ 1pc rear seal coupled to a Viper T56 via Mcleod's modular bellhousing w/ hydraulic T/O bearing from the Viper, 12 bolt rear w/ 3.73 gearing, SC&C upper control arms, factory lowers with Delalums, C5 brakes at all four corners, Front Wheels 17x8's with Sumi 255/40/17 and Rear Wheels 17x9's with Sumi 275/40/17.
Brief description of the work done so far can be found here: http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112454
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03-04-2008 #42
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John, I agree 110%! I, too, had the very same experience. Very true, you'll never go back to graphite! GW bushings are just too smooth and effortless.
DougDoug Gulley
66 C10 383, AFR 190, Accel SuperRam, Hyd Roller 230*/236* 280XFI, aftermarket T56, *under construction*
03-04-2008 #43
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Question is, on a set of arms that have the poly bushings already in, can I swap them out for DALs?
03-04-2008 #44
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As long as the bushing housing (holes) were not damaged, I say so. The DAL's replace the stock bushings.
DougDoug Gulley
66 C10 383, AFR 190, Accel SuperRam, Hyd Roller 230*/236* 280XFI, aftermarket T56, *under construction*
03-05-2008 #45
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Yup, that's what I did...mine were still in good shape, I just heard the rave over the Delalums and swapped them out and I am glad that I did. It will probably be easier now that you have had bushings pressed in and out a couple times. While I had my lowers off the car painting them up, I pressed the old poly out and had the new Delalums in about 10 minutes per side. I used a 20T hydraulic press, but you can do it other ways....
Originally Posted by Tony_SS
....just make sure you support the flanges of the control arm so that you don't bend them....here is a pic that might help you see what I'm talking about:
1970 RS/SS350 139K on the clock:
89 TPI motor w/ 1pc rear seal coupled to a Viper T56 via Mcleod's modular bellhousing w/ hydraulic T/O bearing from the Viper, 12 bolt rear w/ 3.73 gearing, SC&C upper control arms, factory lowers with Delalums, C5 brakes at all four corners, Front Wheels 17x8's with Sumi 255/40/17 and Rear Wheels 17x9's with Sumi 275/40/17.
Brief description of the work done so far can be found here: http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112454
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