Twin I Beam
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Twin I Beam
My alignment guy today told me that my bushings are wore out and I need to replace them because he has run out of adjustment for my toe-in. I trust him, he has done a excellent job on the mule and the mare. Once he does the alignment, I can go back every year and he will check it for free. Is this a hard job, looking at it I'm guessing that it is? He wants $350 though 
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Honestly if it is the pivot bushings and he is willing to replace them and do lifetimeish alignments for $350 I'd let him have it. I've done several sets of spring/shackle bushings and one set of pivots on a dana 50 and would rather do all the springs again before doing the pivot bushings. It isn't THAT hard but it was just a rediculous PITA for a couple prices of rubber. IMHO anyway...
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Honestly if it is the pivot bushings and he is willing to replace them and do lifetimeish alignments for $350 I'd let him have it. I've done several sets of spring/shackle bushings and one set of pivots on a dana 50 and would rather do all the springs again before doing the pivot bushings. It isn't THAT hard but it was just a rediculous PITA for a couple prices of rubber. IMHO anyway...
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For that money I'd let them do it. You could do it yourself but you would still need an alignment. Of course there are the other little things they may find once they get into it. Replace everything thats replaceable now and you won't have to think about it going forward.
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That's the way I understand it Bill, pivot bushings, the ones in the middle on the ends of the I beams.
That's what I was thinking guys, let him do it. I asked my nephew and he said he would do it for $250 but I would lose the warranty. I've had a lot of twin I beams and nobody has been able to get them right, tires always wore funny. Five years ago he lined up the mule and those front tires are good. Thanks for the input!!
That's what I was thinking guys, let him do it. I asked my nephew and he said he would do it for $250 but I would lose the warranty. I've had a lot of twin I beams and nobody has been able to get them right, tires always wore funny. Five years ago he lined up the mule and those front tires are good. Thanks for the input!!
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My alignment guy today told me that my bushings are wore out and I need to replace them because he has run out of adjustment for my toe-in. I trust him, he has done a excellent job on the mule and the mare. Once he does the alignment, I can go back every year and he will check it for free. Is this a hard job, looking at it I'm guessing that it is? He wants $350 though
But what dose "check it for free" mean, is that an assumption of a warranty and would he fix-it for free? If it's free that's usually assumed to be a good thing, being the eternal pessimist that I am I usually have found that nothing or very little in life is really free but it sure dose sound good 
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I am confused here as usual But what dose "check it for free" mean, is that an assumption of a warranty and would he fix-it for free? If it's free that's usually assumed to be a good thing, being the eternal pessimist that I am I usually have found that nothing or very little in life is really free but it sure dose sound good
But what dose "check it for free" mean, is that an assumption of a warranty and would he fix-it for free? If it's free that's usually assumed to be a good thing, being the eternal pessimist that I am I usually have found that nothing or very little in life is really free but it sure dose sound good
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The poly pivot bushings are probably cheaper than OE and are no harder to install. They should provide exponentially more life than the rubber ones and much longer camber adjustment intervals. Also, because of their location and function they should not change the ride quality at all. Just a thought...
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i bet i said them words a long time before you did!!
