Corey Bedortha teaches you how to install Hotchkis rear suspension performance parts in your classic car, demonstrating the process for putting in the bushings, spring mounts, rear shackles and multi-leaf springs. Remember, it is highly important that you apply enough silicone grease when necessary because it will make the car react much faster.
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3:55Take this Classic Car for a Test Drive
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14:06How to Install Lowering Blocks
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13:42Replacing Classic Car Sway Bar Bushings
The first patent on a sway bar and sway bar bushings design came in Canada by Stephen Coleman in 1919. There wasn’t much call for it on early pre-war cars, as stiff suspension and body roll were simply viewed as part of the driving experience. Following World War II, roads had improved, cars were faster,…
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6:35Stock Rear Suspension Removal
Corey Bedortha teaches you how to safely remove the parts of the stock rear suspension in your classic car, including how to take out the old shocks, rear shackle and leaf springs that will be replaced with new u-bolts. Be careful around the parking brake cable, because without it you’ll be down the road without…well…brakes.
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