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Bottoming out at highway speeds
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<blockquote data-quote="Roush6018" data-source="post: 16969073" data-attributes="member: 78571"><p>most of the weight is in the engine and transmission. they are in the front half of the car. its the front suspension doing most of the work. </p><p></p><p>the front lower control arms are bolted in tight to the k-member in 2 spots, on each side. inside of the arms are 2 rubber bushings with the top and bottom of the rubber missing and the left side and right side are connected with rubber. when the control arm is installed the 2 bolts are tightened to 148 foot LB. when the bolts are tight the lower control arm can only move up and down about 1-2". the rubber bushings will flex some. if these bushings are torn or broken the lower control arm will move free up and down. </p><p></p><p>i recommend replace both of the front lower control arms (complete with bushings and ball joint) if these bushings have failed. </p><p></p><p>i did put poly bushings in my front lower control arms and they do move free when the bolts are tight, i am running H&R sport with (aftermarket ) upper and lower ISO in the front. i dont scrape too much, mostly steep driveways, but my front suspension is pretty bouncy over the rough roads. my conclusion is they are for drag racing to get the front to lift as much as possible to get a better weight transfer to the rear when you launch from a complete stop ( DIG ) .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roush6018, post: 16969073, member: 78571"] most of the weight is in the engine and transmission. they are in the front half of the car. its the front suspension doing most of the work. the front lower control arms are bolted in tight to the k-member in 2 spots, on each side. inside of the arms are 2 rubber bushings with the top and bottom of the rubber missing and the left side and right side are connected with rubber. when the control arm is installed the 2 bolts are tightened to 148 foot LB. when the bolts are tight the lower control arm can only move up and down about 1-2". the rubber bushings will flex some. if these bushings are torn or broken the lower control arm will move free up and down. i recommend replace both of the front lower control arms (complete with bushings and ball joint) if these bushings have failed. i did put poly bushings in my front lower control arms and they do move free when the bolts are tight, i am running H&R sport with (aftermarket ) upper and lower ISO in the front. i dont scrape too much, mostly steep driveways, but my front suspension is pretty bouncy over the rough roads. my conclusion is they are for drag racing to get the front to lift as much as possible to get a better weight transfer to the rear when you launch from a complete stop ( DIG ) . [/QUOTE]
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