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Originally Posted by caverman
Since there isn’t much posted about these inserts I figured I would share.
I bought the Pedders Stage 1 Street kit from Rob @ Wretched Motorsports. The kit includes the Cradle Bushing Inserts and the Radius Rod Inserts. This kit is definitely the way to go to start off your suspension mods. Pedders is not the cheapest brand out there but IMO they are worth it.....especially for bushings. Actually, I think they are the only ones that make the inserts.
I'll keep this thread to the Radius Rod Inserts and will post another thread for the cradle inserts.
The Radius Rod inserts are super easy to install. You shouldn’t have to even take the wheels off. However, if you’re like me and have the ADM scoop you’ll have to loosen it so you can get the driver’s side radius rod bolt out. For me that meant taking the wheel and fender well off. That’s actually an easy thing to do though….and extra 10 min to take off and 10 min to put back on.
Just make sure to locate the correct part because at first I was taking off the wrong arm and then realized that and found the correct one. I think it took a 7/8” socket and a 13/16” wrench to hold the nut (don’t quote me on those….I can’t remember for sure but I think that’s right).
Hold the nut on one end and take the bolt off the other. The radius rod drops right out of its mounting point. Then take a screwdriver or pick and get the OEM rubber out. The Pedders inserts then just push back into place. There is a small insert guide that will keep you from installing it incorrectly. Once both sides of the radius rod have the new inserts then just bolt it back into place. It will take you as long to get the car in the air and pull the tools out as it will to install these.
The OEM rubber is super soft and the Pedders inserts are not. You can see in the pics the difference between the two. The Pedders inserts are extremley firm. It’s a major difference and there is no way it won’t make a difference.
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Are these the stage 1 inserts or the stage 3.