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What to do: Install Daizen Rack Bushings or not?

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Old 04-04-10, 04:25 PM
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Default What to do: Install Daizen Rack Bushings or not?

I bought the rack bushing kit from Sewell because I had nasty steering wheel shake last year. Turns out it was a bent wheel. I replaced the wheel, and now I get 0 shake. I bought these bushings to see if that might be the culprit, but obviously everything is good now.

Here's my question. Since my car is back to normal and steers nice and straight with no shake, is it even worth it to install them? Do they make that much of a difference that they are worth installing?
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Originally Posted by McKrevice
I bought the rack bushing kit from Sewell because I had nasty steering wheel shake last year. Turns out it was a bent wheel. I replaced the wheel, and now I get 0 shake. I bought these bushings to see if that might be the culprit, but obviously everything is good now.

Here's my question. Since my car is back to normal and steers nice and straight with no shake, is it even worth it to install them? Do they make that much of a difference that they are worth installing?
its always to be safe than sorry later on. i would install them i mean what can go worng?
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yeah i would install them since it's going on a 10 year old car.
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Install them...
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Install them. I was under the car today putting in Daizen swaybar bushings. Ran out of time and couldnt do the rack bushings. Doesnt look too tough though. I'm impressed by how good the car feels with new swaybar bushings, lbj's and camber arms. I can only imagine that rack bushings will make the car feel even more fresh and new.
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Originally Posted by fasted1953
I'm impressed by how good the car feels with new swaybar bushings, lbj's and camber arms. I can only imagine that rack bushings will make the car feel even more fresh and new.
yeah i installed my daizen steering rack and daizen sway bar bushings the other day (finally they only been in my room for like 9 months or longer) and i noticed my stupid castor bushings are cracked. so thats next for me....tighten up my suspension sone more although she's riding good with new LBJ's and everything else i have done for her
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