Garrett Powered Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 ordered me sum the raybestos were gone so I got mevotech brand from rockauto. the 88 haz a bent lat arm. Quote
White93z34 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Posted October 30, 2012 Badass! Hope it works out as good for you! Quote
94 olds vert Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 What would one do about an Aux. spring? (figure 8 rubber looking thing on the rear lat link) Quote
BXX Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Just a FYI Chris, since you have both arms adjustable, you will need to find a very competent alignment tech who can go into and be able to look at the diagnostic angles and interpret them right so he can correct axle centerline offset, i.e. wheelbase offset based off vehicle centerline. An eyeball isnt good enough to keep the car from dogtracking. Anything over .4 degrees will seriously affect stability and drivability. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Quote
White93z34 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Posted October 30, 2012 I'd like to think that any alignment with a computerized system will be able to get it well enough. Quote
BXX Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!! Short answer is no. Expect to pay more to have any axle offset correction done. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Quote
BXX Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Call me if you want to explain it more if you want. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Quote
White93z34 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) the wheelbase is not modified, the only adjustable angle the rear currently has is toe, no camber, no caster. Edited October 30, 2012 by White93z34 Quote
BXX Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Yes and no. In a general sense where you set the front arms to stock length, it wasnt. But the real world, if one arm is set even 1/10th of an inch longer, you screwed up the geometry and now the wheelbase is offset. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Quote
White93z34 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Posted October 30, 2012 I think I see what you are saying, I have instructions for the guy to call me, if he is not confident that he can get it, I'll have him get it off the rack and i'll find someone who can. Quote
Crazy K Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 What would one do about an Aux. spring? (figure 8 rubber looking thing on the rear lat link) discard them. A heavier than stock swaybar will make up the difference. and yes, uneven lengths side to side will be a problem. Quote
94 olds vert Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 Just toss 'em. What about the bolt on the knuckle ,just put that back in? Quote
White93z34 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Posted October 31, 2012 for the Aux spring? or for the lateral link? If it were me I'd just remove the aux spring, and then remove the strut mounted bracket next time you do struts. lateral link bolts thread back into the knuckle just the same as they came out. Quote
94 olds vert Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 I wasn't sure if the aux spring held on anything that may be important if it was removed. I guess it doesn't. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 Nope, I removed my aux springs over a decade ago. Quote
White93z34 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) I wasn't sure if the aux spring held on anything that may be important if it was removed. I guess it doesn't. Nope, Not entirely sure what their purpose is, actually. I messed with them once on a Cutlass during a rear strut change. But none of my Luminas or Grand Prix have ever had them in the first place. Heck I even have the spiffy Kent-Moore tool to compress them that I've never had an excuse to use. Well got a call from the alignment shop as little bit ago, says he should have no problem aligning it right. I'll post the alignment specs when I get them. Edited October 31, 2012 by White93z34 Quote
Crazy K Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 they function similar to a swaybar, they increase vehicle stability. Discard them but Put a bigger swaybar on and don't look back! Quote
white96supreme Posted November 12, 2012 Report Posted November 12, 2012 Are the gen 2 lateral links steel or aluminum? I've got to replace my leaf soon and would like to replace the lateral links and trailing arms at the same time. My biggest issue is getting the old leaf out and the new one back in without the spring compressor. Quote
AWeb80 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Posted November 12, 2012 Nice work. I need to drop my GP's rear subrame, put 300# springs in and new lat arms. Kinda dreading doing it. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted November 12, 2012 Report Posted November 12, 2012 Are the gen 2 lateral links steel or aluminum? Steel. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Posted November 13, 2012 How would having coilovers differ from having a leaf in terms of what lateral links you can run? Quote
sparxxraps Posted November 13, 2012 Report Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/compatibility-chart/B001UC9HA6/ref=au_pf_dp_chart?ie=UTF8&Make=Oldsmobile%7C51&Model=Cutlass%20Supreme%7C576&Year=1995%7C1995&carId=001 anyone know if those will work on gen 1 cutlass? if so that seems like an insanly good price Edited November 13, 2012 by sparxxraps Quote
rich17 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Posted November 13, 2012 Damn I have never seen those. Not bad for the price too. Two bars per price. enough to do both sides. Not bad. Wondering what the bushing material is made of Quote
rich17 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Posted November 13, 2012 http://arrautmotorsports.com/grand-prix/ anyone know if those will work on gen 1 cutlass? if so that seems like an insanly good price Oh an yea they will work Quote
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