Gabriel shocks for Starion
I haven't done the bushes in the Starion yet, but I did the Sigma ones a while back - you're looking at around $300 for the front (I think that included new ball joints though), same for the rear. Pretty sure Nolathane has listings for Starions (I seem to remember checking it out at some stage) but they shouldn't be dissimilar to other Mitsu's of the same age and i'm sure they can cross-reference them if there's a problem. Noise with urethane bushes is really only a concern on some types of suspension - I had no noise whatsoever in the Sigma (full urethane in all front/rear bushes). No noticible difference in NVH levels, but definitely felt more solid.
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STARION SUSPENSION AND STEERING PARTS
By Merlin.
This article lists the components and suppliers as found so far, and would be far from complete.
A number of these parts have been used on my own car, but please send any info you have to add.
STARION STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS
DESCRIPTION
PART NUMBER ~ MANUFACTURER
TIE ROD: LEFT & RIGHT OUTER
RP463L ~ TRW
WTE463 ~ AUSTRAL/WASP
PTE463L ~ PEDDERS
MB412926 ~ MB166982 ~ MITSUBISHI
TIE ROD: LEFT INNER
RP523R ~ TRW
WTE523 ~ AUSTRAL/WASP
PTE523R ~ PEDDERS
MB166980 ~ MITSUBISHI
TIE ROD: RIGHT INNER
RP554R ~ TRW
WTE554 ~ AUSTRAL/WASP
PTE554R ~ PEDDERS
MB166981 ~ MITSUBISHI
TIE ROD ADJUSTER TUBE
MB109857 ~ MITSUBISHI
RELAY ROD
MB266511 ~ MB489447 ~ MITSUBISHI
STRUT LOWER BALL JOINT
172 ~ COLUMBUS & FEDERAL MOGUL
PJB172 ~ PEDDERS
MB185329 ~ MITSUBISHI
IDLER ARM BUSH KIT
P5803 ~ PEDDERS
41046 ~ NOLATHANE
N11594 ~ NOLTEC
RADIUS ROD BUSH KIT
EP1025/26 ~ PEDDERS
48047 ~ NOLATHANE
N81191 ~ NOLTEC
FRONT SWAY BAR D BUSH KIT – STD BAR
42217 ~ NOLATHANE
FRONT & REAR SWAY BAR BUSH KIT
42370 ~ NOLATHANE
EP3360 ~ PEDDERS
N21200 ~ NOLTEC
REAR SWAY BAR D BUSH KIT – STD BAR
42239 ~ NOLATHANE
SWAY BAR LINK BUSH KIT x8
N21135 ~ NOLTEC
SWAY BAR D BUSH KIT
N22164 ~ NOLTEC, for 18mm bar
N22167 ~ NOLTEC, for 19mm bar
N22162 ~ NOLTEC, for 21mm bar
N22165 ~ NOLTEC, for 21mm bar
N22163 ~ NOLTEC, for 25mm bar
FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSH KIT
45278 ~ NOLATHANE
EP6278 ~ PEDDERS
N51593 ~ NOLTEC
ADJUSTABLE STRUT TOP
N44044S ~ NOLTEC
520416J ~ K-MAC
REAR CONTROL ARM - OUTER
N51598 ~ NOLTEC
REAR CONTROL ARM – INNER FRONT
N51595 ~ NOLTEC
REAR CONTROL ARM – INNER REAR
N51596 ~ NOLTEC
REAR CROSSMEMBER MOUNT
N91921 ~ NOLTEC
FRONT SHOCK GAS INSERTS
8735 ~ KYB/PEDDERS
FRONT SPRING – LOWERED 40mm
KCFL-08 ~ KING SPRINGS
REAR SPRING – LOWERED 40mm
KCRL-18 ~ KING SPRINGS
REAR SWAY BAR
BMR40 ~ WHITELINE
Its a little ragged, tried pasting direct from the word doc to thread.
Still lotsa info here.
NOTE 1: When using the WHITELINE BMR40 rear sway bar,
the supplied D bushes wont fit, and nor will any other bush.
There is just enough space to fit some heatshrink over the bar,
which I greased with silicon grease.
This worked out ok.
NOTE 2: One of the best handling mods for a steering box equiped car,
is to fit a idler arm bush kit. Highly recomended.
Dont you just love the edit feature?
STARION SUSPENSION AND STEERING PARTS
By Merlin.
This article lists the components and suppliers as found so far, and would be far from complete.
A number of these parts have been used on my own car, but please send any info you have to add.
STARION STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS
DESCRIPTION
PART NUMBER ~ MANUFACTURER
TIE ROD: LEFT & RIGHT OUTER
RP463L ~ TRW
WTE463 ~ AUSTRAL/WASP
PTE463L ~ PEDDERS
MB412926 ~ MB166982 ~ MITSUBISHI
TIE ROD: LEFT INNER
RP523R ~ TRW
WTE523 ~ AUSTRAL/WASP
PTE523R ~ PEDDERS
MB166980 ~ MITSUBISHI
TIE ROD: RIGHT INNER
RP554R ~ TRW
WTE554 ~ AUSTRAL/WASP
PTE554R ~ PEDDERS
MB166981 ~ MITSUBISHI
TIE ROD ADJUSTER TUBE
MB109857 ~ MITSUBISHI
RELAY ROD
MB266511 ~ MB489447 ~ MITSUBISHI
STRUT LOWER BALL JOINT
172 ~ COLUMBUS & FEDERAL MOGUL
PJB172 ~ PEDDERS
MB185329 ~ MITSUBISHI
IDLER ARM BUSH KIT
P5803 ~ PEDDERS
41046 ~ NOLATHANE
N11594 ~ NOLTEC
RADIUS ROD BUSH KIT
EP1025/26 ~ PEDDERS
48047 ~ NOLATHANE
N81191 ~ NOLTEC
FRONT SWAY BAR D BUSH KIT – STD BAR
42217 ~ NOLATHANE
FRONT & REAR SWAY BAR BUSH KIT
42370 ~ NOLATHANE
EP3360 ~ PEDDERS
N21200 ~ NOLTEC
REAR SWAY BAR D BUSH KIT – STD BAR
42239 ~ NOLATHANE
SWAY BAR LINK BUSH KIT x8
N21135 ~ NOLTEC
SWAY BAR D BUSH KIT
N22164 ~ NOLTEC, for 18mm bar
N22167 ~ NOLTEC, for 19mm bar
N22162 ~ NOLTEC, for 21mm bar
N22165 ~ NOLTEC, for 21mm bar
N22163 ~ NOLTEC, for 25mm bar
FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSH KIT
45278 ~ NOLATHANE
EP6278 ~ PEDDERS
N51593 ~ NOLTEC
ADJUSTABLE STRUT TOP
N44044S ~ NOLTEC
520416J ~ K-MAC
REAR CONTROL ARM - OUTER
N51598 ~ NOLTEC
REAR CONTROL ARM – INNER FRONT
N51595 ~ NOLTEC
REAR CONTROL ARM – INNER REAR
N51596 ~ NOLTEC
REAR CROSSMEMBER MOUNT
N91921 ~ NOLTEC
FRONT SHOCK GAS INSERTS
8735 ~ KYB/PEDDERS
FRONT SPRING – LOWERED 40mm
KCFL-08 ~ KING SPRINGS
REAR SPRING – LOWERED 40mm
KCRL-18 ~ KING SPRINGS
REAR SWAY BAR
BMR40 ~ WHITELINE
Its a little ragged, tried pasting direct from the word doc to thread.
Still lotsa info here.
NOTE 1: When using the WHITELINE BMR40 rear sway bar,
the supplied D bushes wont fit, and nor will any other bush.
There is just enough space to fit some heatshrink over the bar,
which I greased with silicon grease.
This worked out ok.
NOTE 2: One of the best handling mods for a steering box equiped car,
is to fit a idler arm bush kit. Highly recomended.
Dont you just love the edit feature?
Last edited by merlin on Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:13 pm, edited 6 times in total.
hehe, you can send it to me too if you like, my email will handle it
camotec@swiftdsl.com.au :)
Cheers
camotec@swiftdsl.com.au :)
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Just to clarify, were you referring to Koni Sport (Yellow) or Koni Specials (Red)? I was referring to the Koni Sport which is the firmer of the two which I can live with, but a fraction softer is what I prefer. I'll talk to the Peddars guys armed with this info.dirty sanchez wrote:If you think Konis are too harsh for road use I'd stay well away from the GSR shocks. If you want a comfortable shock you should have a look at the Monro GT Reflex, I put a set of these in my wife's capri turbo. They are comfortable and semi-sporting but don't give anywhere near the control of a Koni or Bilstein.
Thanks for part numbers Merlin.
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That info is just gold. It'll go a long way to getting the Galant handling a little less like 'Uncle Buck's car (similar to an EA Falcon - a boat). Of course front & rear shocks/springs do most, I may as well do the bushes while it's apart. I see you have to drop the entire subframe and shocks out to replace the rears, jeez.
Cheers
Brendan
That info is just gold. It'll go a long way to getting the Galant handling a little less like 'Uncle Buck's car (similar to an EA Falcon - a boat). Of course front & rear shocks/springs do most, I may as well do the bushes while it's apart. I see you have to drop the entire subframe and shocks out to replace the rears, jeez.
Cheers
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replacing the bushes on the rear arms was a MAJOR PAIN.
dont try it unless armed with an air saw and a press.
and when using the press, be careful NOT to BEND the arms.
sounds silly i know, but thats what happened to me.
Ben, i tried to email you last night, but the server dropped out, or something. i will try again tonight.
dont try it unless armed with an air saw and a press.
and when using the press, be careful NOT to BEND the arms.
sounds silly i know, but thats what happened to me.
Ben, i tried to email you last night, but the server dropped out, or something. i will try again tonight.
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