The Cart Before the Horse: Spec 3 Build
Replaced both front wheel bearings and the 30 year old units I pulled out still seemed fine, so those will be good spares.

I replaced the rear calipers as well trying to chase the PERFECT pedal feel. The rears were working fine, but there's no reason to leave the 30 year old calipers on there anymore with new stuff everywhere else.

I also finally got around the installing brass caliper bushings into the new calipers I have on the front. Due to casting defects, I wasn't able to press them in before without spending a lot of time sanding and filing to get the holes correctly sized to slide in the the new bushings.

To cap it all off, I also replaced all 4 of my 15 year old shocks. My front left was so blown that it wouldn't rebound at all and it would sink down into the shock body on its own. Hopefully having a functional suspension will help me snag another PB this next weekend at VIR.
Current:
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i 1983 BMW 320i  The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i  | 2007 Toyota 4Runner | 
1995 Ford Windstar 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 
1989 BMW 325i Vert 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car
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RE: The Cart Before the Horse: Spec 3 Build - by Senor_Taylor - 05-11-2023, 09:42 AM

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