Vanquish502
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- City, State
- Kitchener, Ontario
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 91EB, 91EB, 92XLT
I don't know how much crack some people seem to be smoking, but we changed both radius arm bushings today, and it only took a little less than 2 hours. Granted, the truck had bolts instead of rivets for some reason, but these were stock radius arm bushings. Even had the metal heatshield thing on both sides. That 2 hours also included welding the one bracket, since the hole wasnt round anymore(we drove for like 4 months with a bad bushing.) I've read people taking 4 hours, 5 hours and more. How? We started at 11AM and were done at 2:25PM, that included both bushings, the welding/grinding, 4 new shocks and an oil change.
Also, all we had was a floor jack, 2 jackstands and impact gun, sockets and wrenches. And a cutting torch for the shocks.
However, 3 of the 4 shocks were hooped, but theres no real shock absorbance difference. The truck still bounces for a while if you press on the hood up and down. Theres a huge difference in braking with the RAB's and much less body roll now, but bumps still feel the same.
Also, all we had was a floor jack, 2 jackstands and impact gun, sockets and wrenches. And a cutting torch for the shocks.
However, 3 of the 4 shocks were hooped, but theres no real shock absorbance difference. The truck still bounces for a while if you press on the hood up and down. Theres a huge difference in braking with the RAB's and much less body roll now, but bumps still feel the same.