99RegalGS Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Yesterday I went to the J/Y and got the strut tower to front crossmember braces. I spent $10 for them with the hardware. I laughed because the guy pulled them off a lumina. And today I got them installed. Before: After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian89gp Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Did Buicks not have thos fender braces stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Yeah, I was about to say why didn't ur car have those? -Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted March 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Did Buicks not have thos fender braces stock? I've seen earlier Regal's and 96 Regal's with them before. I don't know why they never put them on my car. :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Rockstar Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 I thought al GMs w/ transversemounted engines had them because there reallyis not car frame/chasis.. It all bolts together to itself.. But hey, mybe Buick found they didnt need them, or his car's ones were removed when he got it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted March 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 his car's ones were removed when he got it.. No, there were never any on my car. I can tell becuase there was a plug in the strut hole on the drivers side and the holes on the crossmember wern't threaded and there was paint in the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IL_pilot Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Well, guess mine's a second Regal without 'em. Saw them on a j/y Regal couple of days ago. That reminds me, I hafe to go back and get that fender this week. She was a nice looking donor, but the fender I needed was GONE when I got there. Found it later though in the trunk. It's maroon, so I'll have to repaint it. BTW- do those make any noticable differance? Might as well grab some while I'm there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Rockstar Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 I think they hold the car together in a front end colilision.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmatic Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 they were on my regal when i got her and mine was an 88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92gransport Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 his car's ones were removed when he got it.. No, there were never any on my car. I can tell becuase there was a plug in the strut hole on the drivers side and the holes on the crossmember wern't threaded and there was paint in the holes. My '92 Regal GS is the same, never had them. BTW, our cars are very similar, except mine doesn't have the moonroof or the trunk rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Looks good, Sean. That should make a real handling difference. Its hard to say why your car never had them. Every other W-body I've seen has had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 I laughed because the guy pulled them off a lumina. ....classic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Rockstar Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 THe Lumina will live on for generations in other cars.. dont forget where they came from.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 The Lumina is living on, with those camel f*#@ers in the middle east. http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/SA/en/GBPSA/chevrolet/models/lumina/lumina_overview.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 The coupe reminds me of the GTO/Monaro. Probably is the Monaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Looks good, Sean. That should make a real handling difference. Its hard to say why your car never had them. Every other W-body I've seen has had them. my parent's 94 Regal custom sedan has no cross-directional braces under the hood either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted March 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 I noticed a big difference in the handling. Much better. There must be a reason that Regal's didn't get them. That's the only think I can come up with. 92GrandSport. do you have any pics of your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Looks good, Sean. That should make a real handling difference. Its hard to say why your car never had them. Every other W-body I've seen has had them. my parent's 94 Regal custom sedan has no cross-directional braces under the hood either.... All I said was, every W-body that I have seen has had them. It looks like certain Regals did not recieve them from the factory. I wonder why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92gransport Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 I noticed a big difference in the handling. Much better. There must be a reason that Regal's didn't get them. That's the only think I can come up with. 92GrandSport. do you have any pics of your car? Sorry, no pics yet, my camera is broke. Just bought the car in January, so hopefully I can get some pics taken in the next month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 my 88 regal doesn't have it. neither does my 92 Z, altho both are getting custom strut tower braces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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