toastemcutlass Posted February 19, 2003 Report Posted February 19, 2003 I've got a 94 cutlass supreme sl, do I have the fe3 suspention. and what is all involved in the suspention system Quote
mfewtrail Posted February 19, 2003 Report Posted February 19, 2003 FE3 suspension is the sportier version of suspension for our cars, I believe you get higher rate(stiffer) front springs, stiffer monoleaf spring, 34mm anti-sway bar up front and ?? anti-sway bar in the rear. you can check by looking at the plastic spare tire cover in the trunk, it will have a sticker with the RPO codes listed on it and about on the second line or so you should have FE1 or FE3 written there......hope this helps and someone chime in and remind me what the size of the rear sway bar is btw......Shawn has a section on this at http://www.w-body.com Quote
toastemcutlass Posted February 19, 2003 Author Report Posted February 19, 2003 thanks I'll check tommorro Quote
91GranSport Posted February 23, 2003 Report Posted February 23, 2003 Say, would it say the same on a Buick Regal? I thought the FE3 was only available on Chevys, Pontiacs and Olds. I have the GS model so I must have the GS suspension, but I don't know if Buick's GS suspension is equivalent of the Olds FE3. FE3 suspension is the sportier version of suspension for our cars, I believe you get higher rate(stiffer) front springs, stiffer monoleaf spring, 34mm anti-sway bar up front and ?? anti-sway bar in the rear. you can check by looking at the plastic spare tire cover in the trunk, it will have a sticker with the RPO codes listed on it and about on the second line or so you should have FE1 or FE3 written there......hope this helps and someone chime in and remind me what the size of the rear sway bar is btw......Shawn has a section on this at http://www.w-body.com Quote
Lee Posted February 23, 2003 Report Posted February 23, 2003 'nother suspension ?? When I had new rear struts put on under warrentee last summer they were really stiff and make the rear bounce like air shocks all pumped up. (quick harsh little bumps like a tow truck) I called later and found out they are Gabriels. What I don't get is why it wants to bounce so much. I'm getting about 5 to 6 inches of travel out of the strut. (by seeing the dirt line on the shaft above the housing. they left the dust covers off!) This is an FE1 suspension. I know the front needs struts by now but it doesn't bounce like worn out struts. Is it like this becuase of miss matched Frt/RR struts? I though they might break in a bit when first I got them. Quote
91GranSport Posted February 23, 2003 Report Posted February 23, 2003 Now that you mention it, do shocks need a "break-in" period? I never heard of that before. Quote
paulo57509 Posted February 24, 2003 Report Posted February 24, 2003 Say, would it say the same on a Buick Regal? I thought the FE3 was only available on Chevys, Pontiacs and Olds. I have the GS model so I must have the GS suspension, but I don't know if Buick's GS suspension is equivalent of the Olds FE3. Chevy's got the F41 (=FE3) Quote
SuperBuick Posted February 24, 2003 Report Posted February 24, 2003 Regal GS' DO have the FE3 setup. -Tom Quote
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