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1973 142 bushings and suspension 140-160

posted by  originalnoah on  Wed Dec 26 13:44 CST 2007
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Hello all..

I am just starting my complete suspension rebuild on my 73 142. First off I would like to go with poly bushings all around. It looks like ipd is out of stock,
although I have not yet called them to see for sure. I see vpd has what looks like
a complete set, but have not had the chance to call them yet either. Is there a better source for bushings out there, or should I stick with vpd maybe?
Second, I was told that there may be an adjustable suspension setup available
trough some swedish company. Not sure if that's true. I was thinking of something like making some adjustable lower spring perches to somehow attatch to the lower control arms for a semi-coilover setup if you know what i mean. Or if not, I was thinking I could make some simple spacer brackets to mount under the lower control arms, to then have the lower shock mounting pushed about an inch down for a little
more travel on a lowered car. hope that makes sense.
On a last note, I'm pressing the bushings out of the control arms now and I'm not quite sure how the upper control arm mounting rod bushings get pressed out with the rod in there. Unfortunately I don't have a factory repair manual. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for rambling....





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