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Bad idler arm, center link, and tie rod ends - need quick suspension advice! w/in

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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 02:00 PM
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Car: 89 IROC-Z
Engine: LB9
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Bad idler arm, center link, and tie rod ends - need quick suspension advice! w/in

Took the Iroc to get an alignment since I changed the struts awhile ago and they said the above parts are bad and need replaced. They quoted nearly $500 for the whole job including alignment, but since I've intended to upgrade with a front end rebuild kit I figure now is the time. Once I get the car back, how do I verify that the parts are
bad? I don't really doubt that at least the idler arm is bad, since it was handling fairly sloppy on the highway yesterday, but what about the other pieces? The car did feel sloppy, but I had it around 75-80mph for nearly 3 hours and it wasn't ever TOO scary Which rebuild kit is ideal? I already have new struts and fairly new lower ball joints. Thanks for all advice!
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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 02:47 PM
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From: Randleman,NC,USA
Car: 91 Camaro RS Convertible
Engine: 385ci LT1 cnc ported heads big cam
Transmission: 4L60E automatic
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Zexel posi 7.5" rear
Go to http://www.p-s-t.com and order the complete kit. Do the work yourself over the weekend. Have car alignment done on Monday and you will think you have a new car.


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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 04:21 PM
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Hey thanks man I'd forgotten about that kit. For right now I'm just going to use standard parts, since I need a center link and idler arm that don't come with the thirdgen kit. But that's definitely on my shopping list now.
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