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<blockquote data-quote="phishplate" data-source="post: 16190867" data-attributes="member: 195061"><p>I am going to make my boss pick up some 309L so I can tig my axle tubes in, but I am probably going to wait until I have a Torsen and a Watts Link so I have a good reason to pop the cover off and drain the fluid.</p><p></p><p>On a positive note... I have my new control arms in! The third link was a breeze although I did forget to order a new bushing for the axle housing. That will be getting ordered soon so I can correct that problem. It was a good idea to do this though. The factory bushings were dry rotted and for the most part toast. Not sure how this worked out, but the lower control arms were a complete pain to swap out. The forward bolts had rusted into the metal sleeve in the rubber bushing. After much hammering, heating, and PB Blaster we were able to get the drivers side out. and swapped that control arm. The rear bolts come out with no issue just the forward ones were problematic. Went to the passenger side and the same thing was happening there as well. I decided to punt on those. I grabbed the 4 1/2" grinder and a cut off wheel and cut the bolt. Hind sit being 20/20 I should have done that on the driver side to save the time and screwing around. We were trying to save the bolts, but after seeing the condition of the drivers side I opted to get new ones at the hardware store. What surprised me is that you can tell the car wasn't winter driven. Being 5 years old I am surprised at how rusted into the bushing insert they were. </p><p></p><p>Despite the effort it took I am glad I did swap those components out. Wow what a difference it had made! While the wheels were off I noticed I will need a brake job soon. What kind of pads and rotors are people running? How would you rate them?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phishplate, post: 16190867, member: 195061"] I am going to make my boss pick up some 309L so I can tig my axle tubes in, but I am probably going to wait until I have a Torsen and a Watts Link so I have a good reason to pop the cover off and drain the fluid. On a positive note... I have my new control arms in! The third link was a breeze although I did forget to order a new bushing for the axle housing. That will be getting ordered soon so I can correct that problem. It was a good idea to do this though. The factory bushings were dry rotted and for the most part toast. Not sure how this worked out, but the lower control arms were a complete pain to swap out. The forward bolts had rusted into the metal sleeve in the rubber bushing. After much hammering, heating, and PB Blaster we were able to get the drivers side out. and swapped that control arm. The rear bolts come out with no issue just the forward ones were problematic. Went to the passenger side and the same thing was happening there as well. I decided to punt on those. I grabbed the 4 1/2" grinder and a cut off wheel and cut the bolt. Hind sit being 20/20 I should have done that on the driver side to save the time and screwing around. We were trying to save the bolts, but after seeing the condition of the drivers side I opted to get new ones at the hardware store. What surprised me is that you can tell the car wasn't winter driven. Being 5 years old I am surprised at how rusted into the bushing insert they were. Despite the effort it took I am glad I did swap those components out. Wow what a difference it had made! While the wheels were off I noticed I will need a brake job soon. What kind of pads and rotors are people running? How would you rate them? [/QUOTE]
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