G8 Suspension and Handling Upgrades (Pedders, Pfadt, Nitto)

[Knoxville]

Do you still want one of the mini batteries I have?

I need to get the keg-of-awesome cooler sometime too.

Yeah I'm still interested in the battery and lets meet up sometime soon to swap the keg-of-awesomesss

[Kracka]

You would be a fool for swapping that cooler for a battery!!! :lol:

[Knoxville]

With the nice weather we are having in Minnesota, I decided to work on the car tonight.

http://i.imgur.com/UOPyrYs.jpg

Removing scrape pad to get at front lower control arm bolts
http://i.imgur.com/dIMcTF2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fT5A3SV.jpg

Control arm removed, will be replacing these bushings with Pedders
http://i.imgur.com/QT4eLlW.jpg

Removing Strut to install coilover
http://i.imgur.com/FtF2KYV.jpg

Out with the old, in with the new
http://i.imgur.com/bSzN7ZP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eB5rl6t.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r0zAiPN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hSE6RFF.jpg

Engine bay view
http://i.imgur.com/g8ur0qR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/erWZ1Dh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QJ0GdD6.jpg

[C3L1CA]

Looks good!

Maybe I missed it but how low are you going to go with it?

[Knoxville]

Looks good!

Maybe I missed it but how low are you going to go with it?

If I setup the front coilovers properly I estimate a drop in the front of 28.5mm and I will probably drop the rears around 38.5mm. So overall the car should sit a little over 1 inch lower on all 4s when it's finished up.

[Knoxville]

I'm going to be dropping off the front control arms with DB Performance today to have the bushings pushed out, and the new Pedders front radius bushings pushed in.

I bet I could rig up some contraption to get the job done, but I'd rather just pay someone to have this piece done and over with.

[C3L1CA]

Nice, should look good and handle like it's on rails when youre all done

[Knoxville]

I just picked up the front control arms from DB with the newly pushed bushings!

I'm excited to bolt these back onto the car because that will complete all of the suspension work on the front half.

The old OEM rubber bushings were absolutely destroyed when they were pushed from the control arms. I should have taken a picture of the metal sleeves because they looked like a pop can sent through a garbage disposal.

These polyurethane bushings are so much firmer than the stock rubber bushings and gets me excited to see how the car will handle soon.

Pictures of the new Pedders front radios rod bushings:
http://i.imgur.com/ivcmpnw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sebICnY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lmXnlY8.jpg

[Jason@DB]

Looks good! I'm glad we could get it done for you!

[evotuner]

Damn I'd like one of these cars, looking good man!!