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Originally posted by jack deryke:
FWIW, some vendors sell offset poly-bushings for more caster. These poly-bushings will have thicker flanges on one bushing of each pair, to force the a-arms to mount off-line a little. This is worth doing, as IMHO the Pantera has far too little caster for the speeds it can attain, even if the adjustment shims are maximized. And as our friend Ron says, ' read the directions' before adding these asymmetric bushings, or your handling will be dangerously "different"....
Jack, my shims are already maximized, and I'd be interested to learn more about these assymetric bushings. Can you refer a vendor who has these? It would be easy to install them compared to replacing the original bushings, and factoring in my 'learning curve experience' I could probably get them in in about 15 minutes, while she's torn down. I'd eat some cost for some brand new unused bushings (8) that could go in the parts bin, but it may be a better way to go and help fix the bump steer. I'd sorta like to know soon, so I can stop putting the front suspension back together and just do the back, and not go off schedule too much. Thanks.
I can tell you a funny story about learning the hard way... So I bought this Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold, all highly polished, for a great price from a great Pantera Guy. When I get it and look at it, it looks exactly like the intake manifold I've got on the cat already! So I check the photos in Hall's catalog. Da**, I've already got an Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold on her. So, mine, the installed one, looks exactly the same, only like it was polished 30 years ago never since, and looks really smooth, but grey/aluminum color. So, do you think it can be polished up with this new Mother's Aluminum polish I have? Were/are the unpolished Edelbrock Intake Manifolds all smooth or a little rougher, like a cast aluminum finish? Does it sound like I have an unpolished or polished, but tarnished Edelbrock intake on there now?
I told you guys I ALWAYS learn the hard way! Thanks for a little insight here, I'm thinking I can just eat a little transaction cost, and recoup some money. Just put the shiny one on and polish the 'old' intake after it's off the Pantera. I shoulda known: the Hall 'dress-up kit' includes an Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold, and since my cat has all the other dress-up parts, well, I shoulda looked a little closer at the photo. Maybe time for a magnifying glass or some reading glasses or bifocals!