| Re: 96 Corvettes with Fiberglass Trailing Arms Please Read |
Subject: Re: 96 Corvettes with Fiberglass Trailing Arms Please Read by PLRX on 2011/2/12 3:04:57 Here it is finally got some time to download and load etc etc This is where the play is: [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure.jpg[/IMG] Look at the gap inside the bushing. A reminder that VBP requested for me to send these TAs back to them for them to properly install the correct bushing. [I]Key words: properly install the proper part.[/I] [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure1.jpg[/IMG] The trailing arm measures at 34.70 mm. [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure2.jpg[/IMG] The bushings are way short at 28.61 mm. [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure6.jpg[/IMG] I looked at the bushing very closely and found more defects. Looks like "they" don't really had the correct part for the 1996 Corvette TAs. They had to patch it up so they grabbed an already made bushing not for a Corvette and cut it up with a utility knife and made the hole for the sleeve bigger. The bushing structure was compromised plus the gap inside didn't help. [IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/plrx/PLRX%20LT4/Suspension/Bushing%20Failure/BushingFailure7.jpg[/IMG] yes, I know. Gimp doesn't do spell check:leaving: What bothers me? Bothers me that I ordered for a 96 at the time a 12 year old car. Not like I was the very first person ordering poly bushings for a Vette. Bothers me that I had to pay shipping to send the TAs to Florida for their mistake. Bothers me that they sent them ready to be installed with the sleeve in and bothered me even more I didn't checked it. Bothers me that this could have ended up in an accident with the high possibility of me going down a cliff or crash on a mountain. Bothers me that this could have been other guy that is not mechanically inclined and he would have to pay a mechanic to fix this mess. I get to save on labor but, I loose my time, lost money and had to postpone my alignment. If you have a 96 and you installed bushings from this company get up and check on your Corvette now!!! The company is a CF Supporting Vendor so I'm not going to bash them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjU7Ha17BQ |
