Hey All,
Been thinking of upgrading the suspension of my spec B wagon, but dollars are tight so am thinking of gradually upgrading it bit by bit over time. The plan is to eventually replace the stock Billies and Kings Springs with coil overs, eg. Shock Works or MCA's (which I also understand do not need uprated sway bars), but as the car has travelled in excess of 230K kilometres I'm thinking other parts such as bushing etc will likely need upgrading too. I'll also be running stock post FL spec B wheels until such time as I'm happy with the suspension mods and then look at nice wheels to suit...
My questions are:
1. In which order should I pursue these upgrades? Should I look at replacing all the relevant bushings, end links etc first and then pull the trigger on coilovers OR should I buy the coilovers first and then do the bushings etc?
2. Is it better to do all the front bushings etc first and then the rear, vice versa or does it even matter?
3. Any recommendations on which bushings to go for? Are there any brands that are better than another? Whiteline, AVO for example? Any ones to avoid?
I'm happy to put up with the current set up until I can get coils so I'm not interested in replacing the springs with something else as a stop gap either.
I want to take a holistic approach to this (my OCD kicking in ) but am also happy to take my time to get it all done properly.
Thanks in advance.