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Originally Posted by cbelisle
Perfect, thanks for the help! Do you notice the ride being stiffer at all?
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I would say yes, but it's hard to say to what degree you could attribute that to swapping in a 5th gen suspension, versus replacing the tired old suspension with a new one. It feels as firm as it did from the factory; however, I think I need to replace other suspension components to make it "like new" (i.e. control arm bushings, sway bar links & bushings, ball joints, etc.). At 230,000 miles, I'm pretty sure all of my suspension components need revitalized--planning on doing them all this year.
A caveat: you will need to slightly modify the lower bushings on the front strut assemblies to fit the lower control arm mounts (either grind them down a little or spread the tabs on the lower control arms out a bit to accommodate the slightly larger bushing--when you tighten them down the tabs will suck right back up to the bushing). On the rear shocks, you'll need to ream out the upper mount hole on the frame to accommodate the newer style bumper that sits between the shock itself and the frame.
Once you've done this, everything will go right into place.
If you need more info, use that search bar on here--there's plenty of info to be found on how to do it and you'll likely gain a lot of useful info relating to other things that would come in handy down the road. This place is a sea of valuable information and experience gained from other members will shortcut your path to being able to do just about anything you need to do on this vehicle...even if you're not that mechanically inclined.
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