Dirty Rockstar Posted June 21, 2006 Report Posted June 21, 2006 I finally was able to get the Cutty into the shop to have the thing aligned, and I am having the rear struts done by these guys as well.. (Just becasue I don't want to have it towed to re align the rear).. I took a couple pics with SD450 this morning as a before set.. I will take some more when I get back to the car.. YOu know.. WBody suspension sitting true and straight w/ zero miles usually comes at a $25-$40k price tage I am just excited I don't have to worr about a pebble on th road causeing my rear end to lift up and crash back down.. Pics will be up when I get home.. (Im at my dads work while the car is bein worked on down the block) WOOT!!!1 Quote
danyzasycho Posted June 21, 2006 Report Posted June 21, 2006 Damn it is about time. Now the car wont go bouncy bouncy everytime we would go over a bump. That Oldsmobile will be a sexy thang, My achieva is going to be happy. Im glad its getting done becuase it is less I have to do when I get the car and Steve you are going to be a hapy man! lol Can't wait to see the pics of the new looking car Quote
Dirty Rockstar Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Posted June 21, 2006 Update: Ball joint were SHOT.. According to the shop, (Trusted by the family), they weren't even safe to drive around on anymore.. I could tell, and was anxiously awaiting this day to fix em.. My rear leaf has some "stress cracks" on it's lower side, and I will be getting the leaf from the project Lumi when I get my COs for it.. On a happy note, my "helper pads" look to be in great shape Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted June 21, 2006 Report Posted June 21, 2006 Glad everything seems to be progressing well Steve. Quote
GP1138 Posted June 21, 2006 Report Posted June 21, 2006 Towed to get aligned? LOL I've been driving around without an alignment for a year and a half since I got my rear struts done. Good deal, Steve! Quote
White93z34 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 yeah i've put 10k on my rear struts since i put them on, no alignment. i hate suspension work on any car, expensive, and a royal PITA to do. Quote
89GP_SE Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 not to highjack, but roughly how long does it take for a ball joint replacement.. 1 hour? I have to get a shop to do the ball joint on my GP cause im not touching that crap Quote
GP1138 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 not to highjack, but roughly how long does it take for a ball joint replacement.. 1 hour? I have to get a shop to do the ball joint on my GP cause im not touching that crap Why? It's easy as hell, it'll take YOU about an hour. The hardest part by far is getting the knuckle out of the control arm. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 Towed to get aligned? LOL I've been driving around without an alignment for a year and a half since I got my rear struts done. A year and a half? 6-years here! Quote
Dirty Rockstar Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Posted June 22, 2006 Alright, got the car back yesterday and took some pics, but didn't get around to uploading them until now.. ..Before the attacks on wheel gap begin, I have to say on this car, I don't mind that in the least.. I was coming home yesterday and there is a 50 MPH turn onto the freeway (Minnesotans will know it as the exit toi 35E North from 94 West just after Hiway 52.. By Regions..) Anyway, I usually would have had to slow to 50 MPH (Or less ) to make the turn without almost losing it.. Well, yesterday I took it a 70 MPh, and the car held itself to the road better than anything I have driven in the past.. Made me glad I had the car fixed right at that point.. Anwya, here are some pics.. **These pics are NOT 56k friendly.. If you have 56k, click them, get a sandwhich, and order high speed** Before: (I didn't get as many as I would have liked, but eh.. Got some that reflect the state of the car at that time) http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20before3.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20before2.JPG After: http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after1.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after2.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after4.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after3.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after5.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after6.JPG http://www.solidstorage.net//files/4/cutty%20after7.JPG Like I said, I love the way it handles and drives now.. Quote
White93z34 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 doing struts was one of the best things i ever did to my car, rides like a dream now. did you have front struts done while you were at it? Quote
Dirty Rockstar Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Posted June 22, 2006 Fronts were done May 2005, a month before I bought the car Quote
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