[BumpaD_Z28]

So I just returned from the Sandhills Open road challenge in Nebraska ...

The roads in Nebraska, including the two race courses, are NOT quite as nice as in Utah.

The rod end clunks / pops / bangs on my rear suspension has now become unbearable, and I would like to "fix" it / shut it up before the SCCC next month

Currently the car has

Alumunim LCA's with rod ends both sides
Aluminum PHR with rod ends both sides

I've always just went full rod end, (same setup on my 3rd gen also), BECAUSE RACECAR ! , But I'm getting older :)

OPINIONS PLEASE ! : (cost IS somewhat of a factor, too many projects!)

1. Replace all the rod ends with new FK's (anyone have part #'s ?)

2. Replace chassis side with Poly ends http://umiperformance.com/catalog/index.ph...products_id=262

3. Go to arms with some sort of "joint" / "ball" / "rotator"

4. Poly ended LCAs

~DaVe

This post has been edited by BumpaD_Z28: Aug 16 2016, 05:34 AM

[BumpaD_Z28]

AS an update to this I ended up ordering these:

http://umiperformance.com/catalog/index.ph...products_id=105

Poly on chassis end, rod end on axle end ...

and WOW ! WOW ! WOW !

Clunks are almost completely GONE (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ... the other rod end / rod end arms were just plain worn out (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Next will be the matching Poly/Rod end panhard rod and car should feel "new" again

P.S. took 3rd place in the 130 mph class at SSCC 129.9772 MPH, 0.4364 seconds late

[Honda93]

AS an update to this I ended up ordering these:

http://umiperformance.com/catalog/index.ph...products_id=105

Poly on chassis end, rod end on axle end ...

and WOW ! WOW ! WOW !

Clunks are almost completely GONE (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ... the other rod end / rod end arms were just plain worn out (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Next will be the matching Poly/Rod end panhard rod and car should feel "new" again

P.S. took 3rd place in the 130 mph class at SSCC 129.9772 MPH, 0.4364 seconds late

After almost a year, how are things holding up? I've been considering these or the poly/RotoJoint (2036) units. Was your decision to get traditional rod ends made out of price considerations or that rod ends are a known quantity, especially the QA1 pieces UMI uses?

[BumpaD_Z28]

AS an update to this I ended up ordering these:

http://umiperformance.com/catalog/index.ph...products_id=105

Poly on chassis end, rod end on axle end ...

and WOW ! WOW ! WOW !

Clunks are almost completely GONE (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ... the other rod end / rod end arms were just plain worn out (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Next will be the matching Poly/Rod end panhard rod and car should feel "new" again

P.S. took 3rd place in the 130 mph class at SSCC 129.9772 MPH, 0.4364 seconds late

After almost a year, how are things holding up? I've been considering these or the poly/RotoJoint (2036) units. Was your decision to get traditional rod ends made out of price considerations or that rod ends are a known quantity, especially the QA1 pieces UMI uses?

Well, they have held up GREAT ! ... BUT to be honest the car hasn't seen any miles, after the Sept road race it pretty much sat until "spring" then I decided to pull it down to the shortblock and do a heads / cam / intake build (which was like flushing money down the toilet, but that's another story), ... anyhow the car is running again now, but I bet the parts have less than 1000 miles on them.

I decided to get the rod ends just because I've used the rod / rod combos on other cars before this one, and initially on this car, ... I like rod ends "free movement" but once they are worn the clunking does become pretty unbearable

~DaVe

This post has been edited by BumpaD_Z28: Jul 11 2017, 01:25 PM