[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

[ws6transam]

Hey, I just wanted to pipe up and give a thumbs-up for the UMI combination poly joint / Roto-joint setup. I've put a bit over 1000 miles on these parts and they are way quieter than the rod ended LCA / panhard rods that I took off the car. The rod ends on my old stuff are still good and tight on the LCA's, but one of the panhard rod ends had gotten sloppy. You could literally feel the rear axle moving around under the car and it was quite disconcerting. Now it's nice and tight.

Tonight I had to adjust one of the rotojoints: It had an audible clunk when we were diagnosing stuff in the shop at Drivetrain Specialties (DTS) in Warren last Wednesday. All it took to fix the clunk was a loosening of the 1/8 inch set screw, and a 1/8 turn of the optional adjuster spanner. It snugged right up! Now, on-ramps and off-ramps are fun again.

So consider me a happy customer. The car is still solid and NVH is so much better.