DiscoStudd Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 This first bit is old news, but I thought I'd throw it in anyways. I installed my KYB's in the back end of the Regal over the July 4th holiday. Here's some pics of the torched strut and upper mount: Here's how the back end looked after I installed the struts: It has since settled down in the back a bit. This weekend, I was back at it again. Here's what I bought the other day: I started on my front brakes by removing the brackets and painting them with DupliColor "Aluminum" high-temp engine paint. I painted the calipers with DupliColor's red "caliper painting kit." Before: During: After: Like Fat Bastard would say: "It's dead sexay!!!" After I got the calipers all painted, I slapped on a set of Raybestos PG Plus pads. A word of advice to those of you who buy the DupliColor caliper kit: Go to Wal-Mart and buy 8 or so of the 1/4" paint brushes (not the artist type, but the "house painting" type.) The crappy little brush that was included in the kit fell apart after the 1st coat of paint. I was going to attempt the back brakes today, but it was way too damn humid, so I went and had my tires mounted on my new Eagle 192's instead: The lugnuts I bought were too short, so I had to reuse the stock lug nuts until I can find the time to return the new ones. And wouldn't you know it, as soon as I was snugging down one of the passenger side front lug nuts, I snapped off a frickin' stud! Now I have to buy a damn stud removal tool :x . Also tonight, I attempted to change out my front struts. I got as far as getting the new driver's side cartridge in place, but I wasn't able to position it back so I could get the bushing back in. The shaft on the KYB cartridge is threaded differently than the stock strut, and I couldn't get the "extension bar" threaded onto the shaft to move the strut around. I guess I'll have to see if I can find an 8" length of solid pipe to drill & tap with the proper threads to use as an extension bar . Anybody who's installed the KYB front cartridges, what brand of "Strut Tool" (kit) did you use? The one I'm using is the "Mastercraft" brand. I have no idea if other brands' extension bars have the proper threads for KYB's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cutlass Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Not bad, the red is a lil too strong for me, but I think the silver paint on the caliper was a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34Phoenix Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 i used chevy orange for mine came out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingvksm Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 WTF... You buy the paint n' shit - but no new rotors.. You should know better especially that you own a W-body... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryk2003 Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 looks good...but, maybe you should have sprayed some of that silver paint around the inside edge of the rotor...that rust looks kinda nasty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I will also quote from Fat Bastard "That's dead sexy!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 looks good...but, maybe you should have sprayed some of that silver paint around the inside edge of the rotor...that rust looks kinda nasty...I thought about it before I painted the calipers, and I may still paint the rotors later. I've got so many other things that I have to do on the Regal that it's the little shit like that that's killing me right now :x . That and the damn humidity!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonmd Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Mine went in just fine with the... I believe it was a Kent Moore or Kentmore or whatever tool... It's my dad's... Mine did go in just fine too... Didn't even have to use a different tool than what came out originally... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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