5thgenluder Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Ok guys I ordered the technotoytuning coilovers. I have been reading the FAQ section and trying to do a stage 3 suspension upgrade. I am doing this In steps for financial reasons. I plan to do lcas and new brakes next year. What on this list should I not purchase in an effort to not end up buying parts twice. For example I know that front lcas would take the place of ball joints. 1. New outer tie rods2. Ball joints as stated should be taken care of with the Front lower control arms 3. Front wheel bearings. should I just purchase new? If so do I need 2 inner, 2 outter, 2 Front wheel bearing seals and 2 Front wheel bearing lock nut?4. Rear wheel bearings. These are significantly more expensive. What's needed here same as above but with rears? Should these be done with the brakes instead? What else do I NEED to get this going. I am broke right now but need to get this project on the road. I also plan on doing bump steer spacers and Tension control rods. Are these a must right away? Thanks guys. I did search I just found so much info and it was tough to narrow it all down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejracer Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) Front lower control arms still use ball joints. Don't replace the wheel bearings if they are still in good shape, just clean and repack them. Regardless yes they come in inner and outers. Unless your castle lock nut is damaged, don't bother replacing it. Rears: Use your rear wheel bearings if there is life left in them. My experience with rear wheel bearings is they can fail at 50k, but might go 300k as well. If they are in good shape, don't replace, just clean and repack. The rears are significantly more difficult to r&r as you must pull the rear stub axle. These are not typically done with brakes. You will need a 27mm socket and a impact gun slide hammer, punch and hammer to get them removed. If the wheel bearings are in good shape, at the most repack them and a new inner seal. The common wear items on our cars are the outer tie rods, ball joints, and TC rod bushings The rears are pretty much bullet proof. Edited April 29, 2012 by rejracer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Make sure to PM SUNNYZ before you do your coilover conversion. He just did one using TTTs kit and should be fresh on all the do-s and dont's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Thanks guys for the responces. I know that front lcas still use ball joints. My point was that the ttt ones replace the ball joint so I don't want to buy them twice. Front bearings are cheap so I'll probably buy those. I'll order the outer tie rods new seals for all the bearings. New cotter pins. I have never repacked bearings before. Are there any special tools involved or is it just taking my hand and packing grease into a bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 "packing bearings" on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=packing+bearings&oq=packing+bearings&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&gs_l=youtube.3..0l3.272.7550.0.7837.22.22.5.7.10.0.157.1066.6j4.10.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Thanks. That looks easy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I can give you a tip or two (at least some "don'ts) lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Sunny I would love to hear your input on installing these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Ok I decided to not take any shortcuts on the wheel bearings. I plan to do the front lcas in a few months so I am not going to do the ball joints. I also plan on doing the ttt tension control rods when I do the lcas. So for now those are staying stock. I made a list of parts I am ordering. If you guys could look it over and make sure I dont have the wrong stuff and am not missing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Can I assume you purchased the coil over kit with the spindles and its pre-welded and shortened with tokico struts?! or did you buy the weld on, ground control coil over kit!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 You assume correct. I have the prewelded ready to go kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 How is the install going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Unfortunatly TTT had some issues getting the struts. But they have em now and should be to me on weds. I will keep you updated with my progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Anyone following this thread can find an update and write up in my build thread. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/93859-1971-240z-rb25det-build-thread/page__st__280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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