1994 Supreme Cutlass Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 I'm looking to upgrade my front and rear strut's I drive mostly highway and would like to upgrade over the stock set that I have right now. Please help! any ideas are welcome..home made strut tower braces and suspension upgrades Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 I have KYB struts in the rear of my cutlass and I like them. If you can find a Cutlass Supreme convertible front strut tower brace it will bolt right up to your car. Quote
virtuetovice Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 You still have the original stock struts?? Quote
AliasCT Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 I had all original struts on my 93 GP until I replaced them last year with KYB's. They were shot to hell though, lol. No idea how long my now-girlfriend drove the damn thing with the struts in that condition... I like how the KYB's run. Smoothed the whole car out. Like I said, though, my struts were completely FUBR. And if your car only has FE1 suspension... Grab the front 34mm sway bar out of a FE3 car! Makes a big difference. Not sure what Cutlasses' had in terms of rear suspension, but worth looking into rear sway bar options too. Quote
5speedz34 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Posted February 15, 2011 I have KYB's all the way around on my stock 225k suspension and I find the KYB's to be slightly on the harsh end. Especially on the freeway at times I get some 'pogo-sticking' from the rear end. Might be OK with a FE1 suspension though. Quote
1994 Supreme Cutlass Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Posted February 15, 2011 Thanks for the advice I will look for the convertible strut tower brace and the KYBS all the way around and I will look for a rear sway bar Quote
AWeb80 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 KYB's are great. Tony is just being a wimp. Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 If there anything like the 2nd gens, there junk. BOTH my sets started leaking with in 2k miles. but the ride sure was nice for them 2k miles. Quote
pwmin Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 KYB's are great. Tony is just being a wimp. I have to agree Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Nice cutlass! Gotta love that color. Quote
xtremerevolution Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 If there anything like the 2nd gens, there junk. BOTH my sets started leaking with in 2k miles. but the ride sure was nice for them 2k miles. They are nothing like 2nd gens. Can't begin to tell you how many times this has been discussed. 2nd Gens require KYB AGX's for lowering because the KYB GR2's seem to blow up easily with stiffer springs. I've had my Regal lowered with KYB GR2's for well over 50k miles now and they're still excellent. Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Mine was not lowered. Quote
White93z34 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 I have KYB's all the way around on my stock 225k suspension and I find the KYB's to be slightly on the harsh end. Especially on the freeway at times I get some 'pogo-sticking' from the rear end. Might be OK with a FE1 suspension though. I'm willing to bet 225,000 mile springs have more to do with that then the struts do. Quote
AliasCT Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 It was my understanding that springs alone - without struts - would "pogo-stick", and thats why you have good struts; to absorb the impact and stop the nasty rebound from happening... Given that, I have FE1 springs with KYB's, and the ride is really smooth... Quote
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