sooooo.... there have been many changes on that car:
- new tires
- new tires on rim, re-balanced, etc.
- new differential core
- new differential ratio ( 2.43 to 3.73 ), this thing is also limited slip
- new rear links + bushings
- from rear brake drums to rear calipers
Driving the car to evaluate all these changes is a challenge. Too many changes. Impressions:
- The rear brake lines still have air in them. Have adjusted the rear prop valve to get more rear bias, I get a mushier pedal. will need to re-re-re-bleed this. Several hard stops show lukewarm caliper on rear driver side, but not on the rear passenger side. Not working yet.
- For the first time ever, looking at the speedometer, the speed indicated is accurate. the 200-4R (and the speedo gears that installed in it) came from a Monte Carlo SS, so the new 3.73 is a match
🙂 This is good!
- There's a definite whine, coming from "somewhere", as the car speed up over 60 km/h. The whine is there only when I press the accelerator pedal. Likely a differential whine. Will need to run a bit more on the highway. Not impossible that the diff I bought several years ago was... not setup correctly!
- Once everything was set, I cleaned the whitewall, turns out one out on four tire looks bad, see picture below. Not gonna protest much, but.... thought this would clean up as I removed the blue dye.