A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

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A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

Postby palmerwmd » Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:06 pm

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Re: A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

Postby silverarrow27 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:17 pm

Looks great, I noticed your frame looks a little wet. Did you end up going with Fluid Film or is that just from the snow?

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Re: A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

Postby palmerwmd » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:41 pm

silverarrow27 wrote:
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Looks great, I noticed your frame looks a little wet. Did you end up going with Fluid Film or is that just from the snow?
The frame is drenched in Fluid Film.
The rear subframe assembly is dremled and then painted with POR15.

I know the underside still looks ugly but the back isnt done yet except for the rear subframe assembly
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Re: A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

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Re: A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

Postby TooMuchControl » Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:22 pm

Nice.

I've got mine to do, when it gets a bit warmer.

I think you were replacing the rear cradle? In what shape were the bushings?

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Re: A few random pics of new suspension parts under my Pathy

Postby palmerwmd » Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:37 pm

TooMuchControl wrote:
Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:22 pm
Nice.

I've got mine to do, when it gets a bit warmer.

I think you were replacing the rear cradle? In what shape were the bushings?
The rear cradle was not replaced for two reasons:

1) There were problems on not all the bolts not coming out.
It being a boxed frame, the usual drill out the bolt tricks wont work if you break a bolt, so it would have caused MAJOR problems and at least temporarily disabled the vehicle.
2) The rear cradle was, once cleaned up, not in as poor a shape as was originally surmised, so it was usable.


Which bushings? Many bushings were replaced as new ones came with some of the parts ordered.
Did not replace the suspension stops of the like.
But sway bar bushings were replaced.


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