make my car feel like new...

[SMRcalidiv]

my bullitt now has 115k on it and along with it came the usual clunks and squeaks. if it i wanted to get that new car stiffness back which parts do you guys say i replace???

 

[JimC]

One of my investments would be to replace all my rubber suspension bushings with poly bushing.

 

[mity2]

ya thats it. I changed sll bushings on my old MR2 when it hit 19000miles, and suddenly, my car felt like as if its new again.
Prolly new control arms would be nice, as well as SFC

 

[wms004]

my bullitt now has 115k on it and along with it came the usual clunks and squeaks. if it i wanted to get that new car stiffness back which parts do you guys say i replace???

1. (and most importantly) Lower Control Arms - I wouldn't buy any other than Maximum Motorsports

2. Subframe Connectors (www.maximummotorsports.com) - Keep the frame stiff on cornering which significantly lowers the squeaks

3. Bilstein Struts and Shocks and Springs if you have the cash (i'd go steeda competition springs or H&R Race for a noticable difference in stiffness from stock)

4. Urethane Spring isolators

5. Bullitt strut tower brace if you are getting noise or vibration from the front end

Wade

 

[SMRcalidiv]

well i have a bullitt already so i have sfc's, yes i know they are crappy, but they are there. and i have eibachs on the car, also i wasnt aware that there is a "bullitt" strut brace, my car doesnt have one, is this just an ordinary one being called a "bullitt" brace? also, how much do you guys think it would cost for a kit to replace all of the suspension bushings?

 

[wms004]

well i have a bullitt already so i have sfc's, yes i know they are crappy, but they are there. and i have eibachs on the car, also i wasnt aware that there is a "bullitt" strut brace, my car doesnt have one, is this just an ordinary one being called a "bullitt" brace? also, how much do you guys think it would cost for a kit to replace all of the suspension bushings?

Changing the bushings is kinduva waste on our cars.. You could change spring isolators and front swaybar endlinks.. Otherwise, the front A arm would be expensive to replace bushings for, unless you do it yourself, and you'd have to get alignment. For the rear, its better to just get new control arms, cuz the stockers are scraps.

www.steeda.com sells the strut brace.

Strut brace around $100
Control Arms around $240
Bilstein struts around $340
" " shocks about $160 www.bimmerparts.com
or check ebay for a bilstein strut and shock combo

wade